Yesterday I picked up some fabulous golden beets from the farm I pass on my way to work. I ate the greens last night with grilled salmon steak and a maple s0y glaze. Yum.
What are these, you ask? Why these are the famous tubers of the Jerusalem Artichoke. Someone in my neighborhood was giving them away for free and I realized why--they can border on being invasive. She gave me some to eat and some to plant. I figured I should taste them first, right? They are good--water chestnutty--but nothing I'm fanatical about. I sort of like the plant though, they grow very tall and are in the sunflower family, so they get nice yellow flowers. Maybe I'll tuck them away somewhere in a corner of the property. Aren't they alien looking?
3 comments:
Wow. Free invasive roots! Hope that didn't come off snotty....I mean WOW!
LOVE your photos.
We're home. Let's make a phone date.
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"Maple Soy Glaze" (Say this like you're imitating Homer Simpson, and it comes off really yummy).
Hey, I just bought some golden beets - how should I cook them? Roast? Boil??
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