Artichokes with Coriander

The artichoke season is limited to early summer and women get busy cutting and trimming the artichokes in order to have a nice supply of the hearts of this special vegetable in their freezers. In the last few years, it has become possible to buy them frozen in the better grocery stores at quite a high price. Preparing a small quantity is not an ordeal: wash the artichokes and peel off the leaves from the bottom with a sharp knife; cut off the upper part and core the centre clean. Always kee