ROOT VEGETABLES (13 of 13) |
Hospitality and Catering |
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This is a root vegetable often known as the oyster plant due to its oyster-type flavour.
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Choose vegetables with regular tapered roots. |
| Wash and scrape off skin. |
| Cut into 5cm/2 in lengths. |
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Boil in salted water with a squeeze of lemon juice for 30-40 minutes. |
| Serve with butter hollandaise or a white sauce. |
| Salsify is best cooked in a blanc as for artichokes but should not be cooked too much. |
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Can be served:
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| * battered and deep fried in baton shapes |
* plain boiled in a blanc - nature |
| * served with butter - au beurre |
* served with finely chopped parsley |
| * à la crème - with cream, yogurt or skimmed milk |
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