Went to my cool, fun neighbor Judy's party and she made these awesome grilled artichokes using Houston Restaurant's recipe! Fell in LOVE!! These are so addicting, but of course, as usual, I put a twist on the recipe just for fun! Love to try new ingredients in recipes! :) Thanks, Judy for finding this recipe, and opening my eyes to new, fun foods that I had not tried!! (had boiled artichokes, but never grilled, too~ my new favorite way!!!) How could I have missed this one?!! LOL!! LOVE the charred, grilled taste on these guys!!!
Grilled Artichokes with Remoulade Sauce! (or easy hollandaise!)
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| Cut tops off of 2 large artichokes with serrated knife, then clip all the other tips with kitchen scissors so there are no more 'spikes'! Next, cut them in half~ |
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| Take a spoon and use it to scoop out all of the 'fuzzies' that we can not eat! They come out really easily! Put lemon juice on flesh to stop it from coloring! |
| Put them into ice cold lemon water til you are ready to boil them~ When water is boiling add artichokes and boil them for 15 minutes on high heat. |
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| Mix up 1/2 cup olive oil, 4-6 minced garlic cloves, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, 1Tbsp fresh rosemary-chopped fine~ if you use dried herbs, switch to 1 tsp each! When artichokes are done boiling, take a basting brush and brush artichokes, liberally, with the garlic herb oil! |
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| Put these onto a grill over high heat, uncovered! Will need about 5 minutes a side, and sometimes I leave it on for longer, as I love the charred flavor, and I want more! The more charred, the better! ;) |
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| Looking good! Almost ready to eat! |
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| These are a great appetizer for parties! Serve with a Remoulade sauce or an easy hollandaise sauce! For hollandaise, simply mix up about a 1/2 cup of mayo, a bit of yellow mustard (about a tsp), and 1Tbsp lemon juice! So easy! For remoulade sauce mix up 1 cup mayo, 1 1/2 green sweet relish, 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 tsp capers, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Have an empty bowl ready for the eaten, discarded leaves!! :) YUMMY, these are so great!!! Low carb, too!! :) |
