Artichoke Friti with salsa verde

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Artichoke friti – artichokes fried in a light, crispy batter

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Ingredients

Baby/large artichokes (1 large or 2 -3 baby artichokes per person)

Milk

Parsley stalks

Flour

Oil for frying (Rice bran, peanut or sunflower oil)

Salt and pepper

For the salsa verde:

Handful of fresh mint

1 whole, large green chili

½ clove of garlic

Good quality olive oil

Salt

Lemon juice/vinegar

Method

  • Clean outside leaves of artichoke, take out the fuzzy chokes with a teaspoon.
  • Place artichokes in milk with parsley stalks to soak.
  • Cut into even sized pieces or 6-8 for a large artichoke.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Dust artichokes in flour and fry in the hot oil for about 2-3 minutes on each side.
  • Meanwhile, chop or crush the garlic and chili with a little salt.
  • Slice fresh mint and mix with the garlic and chili.
  • Add olive oil and lemon juice/vinegar (5 parts olive oil to 1 part lemon juice/vinegar).
  • To serve, drizzle the salsa verde over the artichoke friti and season to taste