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Recipe Jerusalem artichoke, barley and sclopit soup – Italian Cuisine

Recipe Jerusalem artichoke, barley and sclopit soup


  • 500 g pumpkin pulp (Hokkaido variety)
  • 400 g Jerusalem artichoke
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 200 g pearl barley
  • 40 g sclopit or parsley
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 stalk of white celery
  • 1 carrot
  • lemon
  • fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, mint, coriander, parsley, tarragon)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Peeled the Jerusalem artichokes, cut into cubes and cook in the oven at 200 ° C with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt, until they are lightly browned, for about 10 minutes. At this point, add the pumpkin pulp, cut into cubes of the same size as the Jerusalem artichokes, to the pan and roast everything together for another 10-15 minutes.
Cleanse the onion, cut into slices and stew with 1 clove of garlic, a drizzle of oil and 1/2 glass of water for about 15 minutes.
Peeled the potatoes and cut them into cubes of the same size as the Jerusalem artichokes. Add them to the stewed onion, cover with water and cook for about ten minutes.
Add with potatoes, roasted Jerusalem artichokes and pumpkin and more hot water to cover. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Cleanse and finely chop the carrot and celery, then add them to the soup, cook for another 5 minutes and add the sclopit.
Seasoned with fresh aromatic herbs, a drizzle of oil, grated lemon zest, salt and pepper.
Boil the barley separately in boiling salted water for about 40 minutes, drain and serve with the soup.

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Artichoke Pate Recipe – Italian Cuisine – Italian Cuisine


  • 4 artichokes
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 sprigs of thyme
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • vinegar
  • salt

Peel 4 artichokes and stew them with 200 g of water, 30 g of oil, 20 g of vinegar, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 sprigs of thyme and salt in a covered saucepan; when boiling, lower the heat to low and cook for 18-20 minutes.
Eliminate garlic and thyme and blend the artichokes with their cooking liquid, salt and pepper. Serve the pâté with croutons or use it as a sauce for the pasta.

Artichoke salad: a healthy and tasty side dish – Italian Cuisine

Artichoke salad: a healthy and tasty side dish


Delicate and easy to prepare, it is the perfect side dish for fish and white meat dishes

The artichoke salad it is a delicate side dish or appetizer, simple and quick to prepare, which it does not require cooking and that makes us fully savor the taste of these vegetables so rich in minerals. They are seasoned with a citronette and can be garnished with parmesan flakes.

How artichokes are cleaned

To clean artichokes first get plastic gloves, otherwise you will have sad brownish colored hands. Then take a basin and fill it with water and lemon juice. Then cut the stem of the artichoke leaving a couple of centimeters only, scrape it a little with a small knife and then, always with the help of a small knife, remove the outer, harder and leatherier leaves and cut off the tip. Continue until the leaves become one more pale color and you will feel them more delicate and soft to the touch. Then cut the artichoke in half and remove the inner hair, making a recess with the knife in the central part of the vegetable. At this point put your two artichoke halves in the acidulated water for prevent them from oxidizing and that they become dark. Continue until you have finished all the vegetables.

An alternative citronette

The classic citronette is prepared by squeezing a lemon, filtering its juice and emulsifying it with oil, salt and pepper. If you want to experience a less strong and less sour taste of lemon, you can replace it with an orange. So get a ripe fruit from juice, filter the juice and follow the instructions as if it were a lemon. To give an extra touch, you can also add the grated orange peel. In this case it is imperative that your oranges come from biological agriculture, to be sure that they have not undergone chemical treatments.

And now let's see how the artichoke salad is prepared

Ingredients

1 kg Sardinian artichokes, 50 g parmesan, 1 lemon.

For the citronette
30 ml lemon juice, 60 ml extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper.

Method

Clean the artichokes as indicated, put them in the acidified water and when they are all cleaned, slice them thinly and place them on a serving plate. Cut the Parmesan into flakes and keep it aside. In a bowl emulsify the lemon juice with the oil, salt and pepper. Mix well with a whisk to obtain a homogeneous sauce that you will pour on the artichokes. Also add half the parmesan flakes and mix. Now place the salad in the individual dishes with the help of a pastry cutter, complete with the remaining parmesan flakes and finish each dish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

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