Artichokes Cream

Today's recipe is perfect to take as a starter or light dinner, since, in addition, its main ingredient are artichokes, which is a diuretic food and perfect to take care of our health.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 6 artichokes

- 1 potato

- 1 onion

- 1 leek

- 2 cloves of garlic

- 1 tomato

- Salt

Recipe:

- Wash the tomato well.

- Peel the onion and garlic cloves.

- Wash the potato, peel it and cut it into pieces.

- Wash the leek well and remove the green part.

- Wash the artichokes, remove the part of the stem and the first leaves of the outer part, which are harder, until you reach the heart.

- Also cut the tip of the artichokes.

- Cook all the vegetables in boiling water with a pinch of salt for 20 minutes.

- Drain the vegetables and reserve the cooking water.

- Place the vegetables in a glass suitable for the blender and beat everything well until you have a homogeneous cream.

- Add cooking water to make it lighter and mix well.

- Strain the cream to remove the strands of the artichokes.

*Tip: if you want you can cut a couple of thin slices of artichokes, fry them in olive oil and place them on the cream, or place a couple of slices of goat cheese on it, so they will melt with the heat of the cream. It's great both ways!

Bon appétit!