Name: Summer vegetable barigoule
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 12 baby artichokes; Juice of ½ lemon; 12 baby leeks, trimmed, larger ones halved lengthways; 3 baby fennel, thinly sliced lengthways; 12 zucchini flowers; 100 gm sugar snap peas, trimmed; To serve: crusty bread and baby herbs, such as coriander cress and parsley cress; Vegetable stock; 1 carrot, coarsely chopped; 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped; ½ onion, coarsely chopped; 2 thyme sprigs; 2 parsley stalks; 1 fresh bay leaf; ½ tsp white peppercorns; Barigoule vinaigrette; 200 ml dry white wine; 4 small fresh bay leaves; 1 tsp coriander seeds; ½ tsp white peppercorns; 100 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp chardonnay vinegar; 1 tsp lemon juice

Summer vegetable barigoule

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for summer vegetable barigoule.

Serves 8

Prep

20M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 35M

Prepare the vegetables ahead of time – just warm the vinaigrette before serving and toss through.

Ingredients

12 baby artichokes

Juice of ½ lemon

12 baby leeks, trimmed, larger ones halved lengthways

3 baby fennel, thinly sliced lengthways

12 zucchini flowers

100 gm sugar snap peas, trimmed

To serve: crusty bread and baby herbs, such as coriander cress and parsley cress

Vegetable stock

1 carrot, coarsely chopped

1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped

½ onion, coarsely chopped

2 thyme sprigs

2 parsley stalks

1 fresh bay leaf

½ tsp white peppercorns

Barigoule vinaigrette

200 ml dry white wine

4 small fresh bay leaves

1 tsp coriander seeds

½ tsp white peppercorns

100 ml extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp chardonnay vinegar

1 tsp lemon juice

Method

Main

1.Remove outer leaves from artichokes, peel and trim stems, trim 1cm from tops and place in acidulated water. Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil, add artichokes and lemon juice and cook over low-medium heat until tender (25-30 minutes). Drain, then refresh in iced water. Drain again, halve lengthways and, if necessary, remove chokes with a teaspoon and discard. Place artichokes in a bowl, set aside.

2.Meanwhile, for stock, combine ingredients with 1 litre of water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to low, simmer until reduced to 500ml (30-40 minutes). Strain through a muslin-lined fine sieve, cool and set aside.

3.Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of water to boil, add leeks and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, then add fennel and cook until tender (5-7 minutes). Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of iced water and cool. Return water to the boil, add zucchini flowers and peas and cook until tender (2-3 minutes), drain, add to iced water with leeks and fennel. Drain, pat vegetables dry with absorbent paper, add to artichokes and set aside.

4.For barigoule vinaigrette, bring wine, bay leaves, spices and vegetable stock to the boil in a saucepan over medium heat, cook until reduced by half (10-15 minutes). Add oil, vinegar and juice, season to taste. Drizzle over vegetables, toss, divide among plates, scatter with baby herbs and serve with crusty bread.