Description
Learn how to cook and enjoy a delicious artichoke with this simple recipe. Steamed to perfection and served with your choice of dipping sauce, this artichoke makes for a delightful and healthy side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 large globe artichoke
- 1 lemon (halved)
- 2 cloves garlic (optional)
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
- pinch of salt
- melted butter or aioli for dipping
Instructions
- Rinse and Prepare: Rinse the artichoke and trim the top, snip the thorny tips, cut the stem, and rub with lemon.
- Steam Artichoke: Steam artichoke in a pot with water, lemon, garlic, bay leaf, and salt for 30-40 minutes.
- Cool and Serve: Let the artichoke cool, then pull off leaves to dip in butter or aioli, scraping off the flesh with your teeth. Scoop out the choke to reveal the heart.
Notes
- Add herbs or aromatics to the steaming water for extra flavor.
- Serve with melted butter, garlic butter, or your favorite dip.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Steaming
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whole artichoke
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
