Jerusalem artichoke salad with cracklings and croutons

Ingredients

• 1 kg Jerusalem artichoke
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. l.
• juice of 1 lemon
• 60 g bacon
• 200 g white bread
• 2 Art. l. finely chopped green onions
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Cooking

Step 1

Wash Jerusalem artichoke, boil until tender in plenty of salted water, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Drain the water, cool the Jerusalem artichoke, dry, peel and cut into slices.

Step 3

Put in a salad bowl, season with oil, sprinkle with lemon juice. Salt, pepper and mix.

Step 4

Cut the bacon into thin slices and fry in a pan until crispy cracklings form. Take out, put on a paper towel, let drain excess fat.

Step 5

Cut the bread into small cubes and brown in the remaining fat from the bacon. Put the fried croutons on a paper towel to drain excess fat. Add croutons and cracklings to a salad bowl with Jerusalem artichoke. Mix well and sprinkle with green onions.