ARTICHOKE SOUP

ARTICHOKE SOUP

Yesterday at the greengrocer I found beautiful artichokes, so I decided to use them for a soup. I usually prefer in season fruit and vegetable but this time I make an exception to the rule. In my opinion artichokes mean spring. They are fabulous fried with lamb cutlet! this used to be the main course for Easter in the countryside.

Ingredients for 4 people:

6 big artichokes

50 gr. flour

50 gr. butter

Half liter stock

4 spoons of cream

1 glass of milk

Garlic and parsley

5 spoons of olive oil

Clean the artichokes, cut in 8 pieces each and put in water with lemon juice. Take a pan and pour olive oil and 3 cloves of garlic, let brown then add artichokes and cook stirring. After about 15 minutes add a bit of stock and continue cooking until soft. In the meantime melt butter in a pot, add flour and let toast, stirring add milk and the stock left. Let boiled for half an hour. Put aside 8 pieces of artichokes and mix the rest, then add the soup and cook for other 10 minutes. Add salt and cream always sterring.

Serve the soup with 2 pieces of artichokes on the top and few parsley.