Polenta with Broccoli and Bacon - Lidia

Ingredients

• Polenta
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ½ cups instant polenta
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• ½ cup freshly grated Grana Padano
• Broccoli
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
• 4 ounces slab bacon, cut into matchsticks
• 1 large head broccoli, stems peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick, head cut into 1-inch florets
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 ounces aged provola, shredded on the coarse holes of a box greater