Best Elegant Artichokes Recipes

BABY ARTICHOKES, ELEGANT AND EASY FIRST COURSE

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These BABY ARTICHOKES are delightfully unique served as a first course. COOKS NOTES: Please adjust dressing quantity for your needs. I suggest perhaps adding a squeeze of lemon juice and a dash of paprika for color.

Provided by kiwidutch

Categories Vegetable

Time 40m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 baby artichokes, per person
1/4 cup Best Foods Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon French's mustard
kosher salt
freshly cracked black pepper
dill weed

Steps:

Boil artichokes, completely submerging in salted water until tender, 10-20 minutes, depending on their size. Drain well and cool.
Discard tough outer leaves, cut off stem so that the artichoke will stand by itself on a plate.
Cut across the top part of the artichoke, 1/2" or so, and use scissors to decoratively cut across a few of the remaining outside leaves to resemble a "flower". Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Mix mayonnaise, mustard, kosher salt and pepper to taste.
When ready to serve, use a spoon to place a thick line of the mayonnaise-mustard mixture off to one side of each individual small flat serving plate.
Use a clean, unused comb, or similar, to draw wavy lines on the plate through the sauce. Place the cooked artichokes on the plate and sprinkle dill weed atop the "wavy" sauce, and serve.

ELEGANT ARTICHOKES

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Artichokes add an elegant touch to any meal. This recipe has a special twist with the addition of a tangy lemon dressing. - Pat Stevens, Granbury, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 45m

Yield 5 servings (1-3/4 cups dip).

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

5 medium artichokes
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 medium lemons, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
LEMON-PEPPER DIP:
1 cup canola oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup diced green pepper
2 tablespoons sliced green onion

Steps:

Cut off stem at base of artichoke. Cut 1 in. from the top. With scissors, snip the tip end of each leaf. Remove outer leaves. Rub cut ends of leaves with lemon juice., Place artichokes in a Dutch oven; add lemon slices and garlic. Cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-45 minutes or until artichoke leaves near the center pull out easily. Drain; arrange on a serving platter. Refrigerate for 1 hour., For dip, in a bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir in green pepper and onion. Serve with artichokes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 472 calories, Fat 44g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 667mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 5g protein.