They aren’t from Jerusalem.
NOT a Jerusalem Artichoke!
They aren’t even artichokes.
And although they look like root ginger, they are actually sunflower tubers!
Now my mum used to tell me that if I ate apple pips, I’d have apple trees growing out of my belly-button / ears / nose etc etc … If that’s true, then does it follow that if I eat a sunflower tuber, then … ?
Oh I DO hope so ; )
Given the curious nature of this ingredient, we thought it should be one of our January
“Veggies-in-the-Spotlight”
SPOTLIGHT ONE: Check out how to shop for, store and prepare it on the main website.
SPOTLIGHT TWO: check out all the new Jerusalem Artichoke Recipes we’ve added just in time for their peak season. Here’s what you can look forward to:
Jerusalem Artichokes in Wine, Rosemary and Cream
Jerusalem Artichoke and Carrot Salad
This month, our new Jerusalem Artichoke recipes are kindly provided by Abel & Cole.
Let us know what you think if you try one of these, and do share your own “J.A.” recipe favourites with us, using the Comments feature at the bottom.
The VegBox Team
PS Watch this space to our other January Veg-in-the-Spotlight: Celery.
We’re delighted to have been featured again in this month’s Carnival of the Recipes:
http://www.evliving.com/2009/01/18/2373/carnival-of-the-recipes/
: )
We had Jerusalem Artichoke in our Veg Box recently, so we tried the Abel & Cole recipe – it was fabulous ! Really creamy flavour, and a good excuse to wield my new Bamix.
Great news, Mick! Am doing that one today myself I think… by the way … what’s a Bamix?!
Jerusalem artichoke soup is delicious, I garnish mine with a tiny drizzle of white truffle oil and it takes it to another dimension.
Ooh yum, Dommebell! If I weren’t snowed in, I’d be off out for truffle oil so I could have this for my lunch! Drat … : )
And this post got a second airing in Carnival of the Recipes – this time in the February edition:
http://christsbridge.blogspot.com/2009/02/carnival-of-recipes.html
Thanks, folks!!