ASPARAGUS WITH Artichokes in CREAMY WHITE SAUCE

Ingredients :

Asparagus  1 bundle
Artichokes  1(bottom part)

EVOO(extra virgin olive oil) 2 tablespoons

All purpose flour     1 tablespoon

Black pepper crushed 1/2 tsp

Milk  ¼ cup

Garlic chopped 3 cloves

PREPARATION

Chop the asparagus in 2” pieces and artichoke bottom into square pieces  and blanch them for 2 minutes, run them through cold water thereafter.

In a Frying Pan Heat 1 spoon olive oil and sauté the flour for a few seconds  and add milk gradually stirring continuously. Make sure that there is no lump. Add black pepper to the sauce and the white sauce is ready .

Take another pan and heat the rest of the oil and sauté the chopped garlic for a little while and add the blanched asparagus and then the white sauce. Stir again for a minute till the sauce well coated with the vegetables. Serve hot.