Artichoke Recipes Needed!

I like to toss artichoke hearts with some quartered new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, olives, fresh parsley, red onion and green pepper. Drizzle with lo cal italian, or even better if you make your own dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and tiny bit of suger, crushed clove of garlic, a little powdered mustard and a little oregano. Yum! I can never stop eating this when I make it !!!

I think this is a recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (the checkerboard one), but I have been making it so long I forget where I first found it!

mmm..i love em..i put them in my calzones and on subs.

this place in black mountain NC called my fathers pizza makes this awesome vegetarian sub..they put artichokes as the 'meat' mm its tastey

I have no idea how to cook artichokes but I've had them in my salad before and they are a yummy little addition! How the heck do you cook these things?!

OK, I'm as clueless on cooking the fresh ones as the rest of you so I finally broke down and Googled.

Here's some great ideas I've found - this particular link below talks about steaming them and then dipping the leaves in butter or mayo. Hm, be yummy dipping them in plain Greek yogurt with a bit of Ranch dressing packet mixed in? Love to hear other ideas so we can all get creative together.

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_cook_and_eat_an_artichoke/
Steaming or pressure cooking.

http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-cook-artichokes-in-microwave.html
OH! We can cook them in the microwave even! :drinker:

http://video.about.com/italianfood/Artichokes.htm
SCORE! This one is awesome as it's a video and shows 3 simple ways to cook them. I'm a visual person so I'm all about this link!:drinker:

Here's the main Google page that came up with a ton of links so I'm sure there's many more great ideas on what to do, how to cook and how to eat them!

http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+cook+an+artichoke&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&rlz=1I7ADFA_en

Looking forward to trying a raw one out now that I know what to do with it! :laugh:

everyone in my house (including DD 9yo) loves artichokes. I made them yesterday by cutting off the stem and the top 1" of leaves and steaming them in a big pot for 40 min or so. The bigger, woodier artichokes need to be cooked longer and I sometime boil them. Once they are done you drain them and then peel the leaves away and scrape the meat off with your teeth. This was yesterday's dip:

1/2 cup mayo (lf)
1/2 cup sour cream (lf)
1T prepared horseradish (probably used more)
1 1/2 T chopped chives (used more)
1 tsp salt (I went easy on this)

combine it all and let it sit, garnish with more chopped chives

there's another recipe that I've done with mayo and dijon mustard. I can't find it right now but if I do I'll post it.

I love them too! I get the canned artichoke hearts, as I've never attempted to cook a whole one and I'm kind of scared. Lol. Anyway, here are a couple recipes that I love (sidenote- I never measure anything, so please feel free to adapt the flavors)

Pasta al Carciofi
whole wheat linguine pasta
artichoke hearts (quartered or halved)
Mushrooms, sliced
onion, diced
fresh lemon juice
1/4-1/2 cup white wine (i used the boxed stuff and it reduced just fine)
chicken stock (i use organic)
chicken breast (optional)

simply saute the onion, mushrooms and artichokes til just slightly tender (they will cook in the sauce) then add wine, lemon juice, chicken stock and simmer. Once the pasta is done, just toss and eat!

Artichoke Eggs Benedict

Artichoke bottoms
eggs
neufchatel cream cheese
greek yogurt
lemon juice
mayo (or light mayo)
turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled

Roast the artichoke bottoms, bottom side up until browned. While those are going, scramble eggs- folding them repeatedly to make them more firm than scrambled eggs, then fold in a tbsp or so of cream cheese. In a small bowl, mix greek yogurt, lemon juice and a tsp or so of mayo. Top the artichoke bottoms with egg, drizzle with sauce and then sprinkle with the crumbled bacon.

Enjoy!

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