How to make roasted baby artichokes and red skinned potatoes with saffron mayonnaise

Celebrate the precious crimson spice by whipping up a divine mayonnaise that is the perfect partner for robust, roasted vegetables

Photos by Julia Platt Leonard

Saffron is known as red gold and no wonder, since it’s the most expensive spice in the world.

The good news is that you only need a few threads to impart a rich golden colour to your food and a flavour that some say has notes of honey or hay.

Saffron earns its price tag since it’s a particularly fiddly crop to grow.