What if in lasagna i bloomed artichokes? This traditional first course, which in the classic version includes meat sauce, it fits very well in one white version, without tomato, which enhances the taste of this vegetable. In lasagne with artichokes we can use a simple or enriched béchamel or other cheeses, but we can also experiment with unusual combinations with fish. Here are some ideas for bringing artichoke lasagna to the table.

Lasagna with artichokes: which artichokes to choose

To make lasagna with artichokes you can choose to use le violets, or rather the larger artichokes, with a rounded shape, without thorns; or i spiny artichokesthose with thorns, in fact, and of smaller dimensions. In both cases, however clean the artichokes you must eliminate the hardest external leaves, remove the thorns if there are any, remove the beard at the heart of the artichoke, clean the stem, and leave them to soak in water and lemon so as not to blacken them if you do not use them immediately.
In lasagna you can use them cut thinly sliced or you can make a sort of artichoke cream pass them to the vegetable mill or whisk them once cooked.

How to make artichoke lasagna

Ingredients

250 g of lasagna sheet, 6 artichokes, 500 ml of bechamel, oil, garlic, salt.

Method

We clean and cut the artichokes to obtain thin slices. In a pan, fry the oil with a clove of garlic, then brown the artichokes, add salt and cook over low heat for twenty minutes, covering the pan and adding a little water when necessary. We also prepare the béchamel sauce or use a ready one. When all the ingredients are ready we compose our lasagna with a layer of béchamel, one of puff pastry, again one of béchamel, one of artichokes, one of grated Parmesan and so on. Lasagna should be cooked at 180 degrees for about half an hour.

Lasagna with white artichokes

To make the lasagna with artichokes even more delicious we can also add béchamel and artichokes to the layer 200 g of diced mozzarella is 200 g of cooked ham or diced bacon.
Another variant are the artichoke lasagna with cheese which require the addition of a layer of scamorza and one Taleggio cheese sliced.
Mushrooms, sausage and potatoes are other combinations with artichokes that you can experiment in search of your favorite taste.
How about an unpublished pair artichokes and fish? Try our recipe for artichoke lasagna with trout and prawns.

Lasagna with artichokes with sauce

Don't you know how to give up lasagna with tomato sauce and would you like a "red" version of artichoke lasagna? When you cook the artichokes, after browning them, add 800 g of tomato pulp and continue cooking with salt and pepper. Then proceed as in the previous recipe in composing the lasagna.

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