A little something for snacking or a great side dish too.
What You Need
Vinaigrette
3/4 Cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 Cup sherry or wine vinegar
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 a tsp Ground pepper
2 Garlic cloves (whole)
2 Tbsp chives (chopped)
Bowl (with lid or use plastic wrap)
Whisk
Artichokes:
4 Artichokes
1 Lemon (sliced)
1 Lemon (halved for rubbing on artichokes)* use more lemons for garnish or for squeezing onto artichokes
Large pot with steamer basket and lid
Before You start: The vinaigrette requires two hours of refrigeration (minimum) before you prepare the artichokes. In a bowl whisk together oil, vinegar, salt , pepper and chives. Add garlic cloves and cover with lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours.
Lets Make It! Clean and prep the artichokes ( see below) and rub the cut parts of the artichokes with lemon ( to keep from discoloring). Fill pot with 3 cups of water, arrange the lemon slices in a layer in the bottom of the steamer basket, add the artichokes, place in the pot of water and cover with lid. Steam over medium heat for about an hour. You will know the artichokes are done when the leaves can be easily removed, or when the bottom of the artichoke pierces easily with a fork. During the steaming check the water occasionally to assure that there is plenty of water (add more, if necessary) . Let artichokes cool. Serve with vinaigrette. To eat, pull off a leaf dip it into the vinaigrette and scrape the meat off the tender end with your front teeth. When you reach the center cone of the artichoke (purple prickly leaves) remove it then scrape away the thistle fuzz covering the artichoke heart. The heart is the meatiest part of the artichoke, yum.
Katie Tid Bits*Melted butter, your favorite flavored mayonnaise or prepared dipping sauce can be serve in addition to the vinaigrette.
How To Prepare Artichokes
Wash the artichoke with cold water; pull off the lower petals that are small and tough. Use a serrated knife to trim off the top (about ½ to ¾ inches down)
Trim the remaining thorns with kitchen scissors
Hold the artichoke by the stalk and use kitchen scissors to snip the pointy tips from the remaining leaves.
Slice off the stem.
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Catherine
May 9, 2011 at 04:55 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Mmmm ~ this looks very yummy!
xo Catherine
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:17 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Catherine it really is delicious. I hope you enjoy it. Hugs
The Kid Is Rich (Alex)
May 9, 2011 at 06:23 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
This is just what I need!
I’m a vegetarian…that looks delicious!! Bookmarked. Nice music by the way…
Stopping by from the Meet Me Monday Blog Hop…your newest follower via GFC
Would *so* appreciate a follow back!
Alex
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Educating kids and teens on entrepreneurship
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:18 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hello Alex, welcome!
It's About Time Mamaw
May 9, 2011 at 06:47 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I am already your GFC follower. I am following you via the MMM blog hop. Please follow me.
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kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:18 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hugs!!
Ms. A
May 9, 2011 at 09:51 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Can’t say, in all my years of living, I’ve ever eaten artichokes.
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:18 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
time to try them my sweet bloggy friend!
Steph
May 9, 2011 at 10:18 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Our family LOVES artichokes! Thanks for sharing the Vinaigrette recipe! My children love dipping their artichokes in some lemon and garlic salt!
(I think they will eat anything with a bit of extra salt! lol)
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:19 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
giggle, my oldest granddaughter loves them too. Hugs!
Donna
May 9, 2011 at 12:18 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
We love artichokes at our house too! This will be good!!
I love to visit here just to hear your pretty music, Katie!!
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:19 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Donna you are o sweet. So happy you enjoy your visits. Hugs
Monika
May 9, 2011 at 19:19 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Those look good. To be honest, I’ve never cooked with artichokes before.
Just browsing some of the blog hop blogs and I wanted to say hi! I will follow you as well. We also have a Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/aiasdotca that you should check out! We always like and follow back, just leave us a note <3
Monika @ Aias Dot Ca (http://www.aias.ca)
Mina
May 11, 2011 at 08:07 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Mmmm. I think I hear the angels singing!
I hope you had a wonderful mother’s day.
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:19 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
xo
katlupe
May 11, 2011 at 08:18 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I am going to have to try this recipe. This is the second recipe I found on your blog today! My good friend, The Zany Housewife was telling me all about how to prepare artichokes and how she loves them. I think I will tell her about this recipe here too. I have never prepared them myself. I think I have eaten sometime in my past. Thanks again!
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:20 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I’m so happy you found some recipes to try . Hugs!
claudia lamascolo
May 15, 2011 at 05:16 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
saw these at Roz’s and wow they just jumped out at me lovely post!
kath1960
May 15, 2011 at 07:20 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hello Claudia, how did you see them? Happy you stopped by. Hugs!
roz
May 22, 2011 at 17:15 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hi Katherine, Thanks for sharing this great vinaigrette post on Fresh Clean and Pure Friday/Seasonal Saturday. I selected it as one of the featured posts from last week (that is where Claudia in the above comment saw the recipe too!). Hope you stop by, check it out and join in again someday! bye for now, Roz
Andralyn
July 3, 2011 at 14:58 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Frnakly I think that’s absolutely good stuff.
Rosey
August 30, 2012 at 04:39 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Ooooh, I know you have a lot of great current things going on, but this vegetarian section is awesome. I love this recipe, and the Black Bean Rice Salad I just left… I intend to browse around this section, often. No one else in the house enjoys vegetarian selections as a meal in full, but I do!! Glad to have found this…
Sherry Wine Vinegar
May 9, 2011 at 21:16 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
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