Cream of Jerusalem Artichoke Soup

Name: Cream of Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.2 kg Jerusalem artichokes; Juice of ½ lemon; 1 stick of celery, diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1.8 litres good chicken or vegetable stock; 1.8 litres good chicken or vegetable stock; 80 g unsalted butter; 320 g leeks, white part only, washed and finely sliced; 1 medium potato, peeled and cubed; 1 medium onion, diced; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 100 ml double cream; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon; A trickle of rapeseed oil and/or a spoonful of Mizuna Pesto; a swirl of cream and some finely chopped chives: some croutons and a scattering of finely chopped parsley; finely chopped chives and crisp bacon

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of the Unexpected

By Mark Diacono

Published 2010

About

Let’s face it, Jerusalem artichokes aren’t going to win any beauty contests: gnarled, knobbly and rather mean-looking, they are rivalled only by salsify and celeriac in the not-entirely-gorgeous veg stakes. All the more astonishing then that these humble little roots can transform themselves into this luxuriously velvety and altogether very sophisticated soup.

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Europe
United Kingdom
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Soup
Mediterranean

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