Jerusalem Artichoke

Neither from Jerusalem nor an artichoke, this winter root is a relative of the sunflower (in Spanish, ‘girasol’, mispronounced in English as ’Jerusalem’). They have a mildly sweet, smoky flavour. Thinly slice and add raw to salads, boil or roast like potatoes or use to make wonderful velvety soups and mashes. When cut, drop into acidulated water to stop them going brown. Jerusalem artichokes ha