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Sunchoke and Spinach Salad — 4 Comments

  1. Now you’re planting sunchokes! Doug, If I ever make it to your part of Canada, I’m going to track you down and take a fun little walk through that garden of yours.

  2. Italian settlers in the USA called the plant girasole, the Italian word for sunflower because of its resemblance to the garden sunflower (note: both the sunflower and the sunchoke are part of the same genus: Helianthus). Over time the name girasole may have been changed to Jerusalem. (Wikipedia) Sunchoke is a more recent — grocer friendly — coinage.

  3. In Italy it’s called topinambur. Once you have a supply, Doug, try one of the cooked versions, especially the gratineed one.

  4. This looks good Doug! I’m glad that I could help out with those sunchokes. Presumably the season is over because I can’t find them any longer – I guess I’ll need to wait until later in the fall to make this salad.