Cardoons with Bacon and Cheese

Here are the ingredients you need

• 1 jar of preserved cardoons
• 50g bacon
• 150g cream cheese
• Minced garlic
• Pink salt
• Black pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Idiazabal cheese

Method

1. 1Tip the cardoons into a colander and drain them thoroughly.
2. 2Add a splash of extra virgin olive oil to a frying pan and gently sauté the cardoons.
3. 3Break them up slightly with a wooden spatula as they cook.
4. 4Add the minced garlic and season to taste.
5. 5Add the bacon and cook everything together well so the flavours meld.
6. 6Stir in the cream cheese and mix thoroughly until you get a smooth, creamy mixture with all the ingredients evenly combined.
7. 7Spoon into small clay dishes or ramekins and grate cheese generously over the top.
8. 8Broil in the oven until golden and bubbly.
9. 9Done! Our cardoons with bacon and cheese are ready to enjoy.