The Jerusalem artichoke (aka sunchoke or sunroot , a relative or version of the sunflower-???- that looks like ginger, has a bland taste and a radish-like texture), was part of my earlier-mentioned 'bounty', which, Chris and I decided to build a salad around. I went the route of a nicoise and it turned out beautifully:
shaved Jerusalem artichoke,
smoked tuna loin
spinach leaves
avocado
yellow tomato
red and green onion
red and orange peppers
heart of palm
capers
kalamata olives
dressing: extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, blended capers and their juice, sea salt and cracked pepper.
ps: forget the Jerusalem artichokes and put in boiled eggs
pps: apparently the Jerusalem artichoke was part of an elaborate American agricultural pyramid scheme.
ppps: it's only real use, according to Wikipedia, is for making booze. The more you know....
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