In the fall, sunchokes are crunchy and watery, like a water chestnut, or like a pear that’s not sweet, says Mr. Anthony. “They are a wonderful way to bring texture and crunch to a salad,” he says.

Ingredients

  • 12 sunchokes
  • Olive oil to coat the sunchokes
  • 4 apples, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin seeds
  • Mixed greens: radicchio, bok choy, mizuna, celery leaves
  • ½ cup celery, minced
  • 1 tablespoon shallot, minced

Apple cider vinaigrette

  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

    Serves 8.

    Preparation

    1. Prepare the sunchokes. Wash sunchokes with the skin on. Slice 2 sunchokes, raw, into thin strips using a mandoline; set aside. Roast the remaining sunchokes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place them in a pan with olive oil, and roast for about 40 minutes.
    2. Toss the hot sunchokes with the remaining salad ingredients.
    3. Prepare the cider vinaigrette by combining all the vinaigrette ingredients; dress the salad and season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with raw sunchoke slices.

    50 minutes

    Dining and Cooking