Grilled Artichoke with Sesame Dipping Sauce
Grilled Artichoke with Sesame Dipping Sauce
Deliciously grilled steamed artichokes, painted up with minced garlic, lemon and oil and then dipped in this rich, sweet dipping sauces makes a perfect appy and good for you.
Equipment
- steamer
- grill
Ingredients
- 2 lg artichokes
- 1 lemon - quartered
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Sesame Dipping Sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon oriental toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Sesame Dipping Sauce
- Whisk mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, olive oil, sesame oil, honey, lemon juice, and seasoned salt in small bowl to blend well. Cover and refrigerate until cold.
Artichokes
- Fill a large bowl with cold water. Squeeze the juice from one lemon wedge into the water. Trim the tops and the ends of the stems, bending back dark green outer leaves and snapping them off at artichoke base until only pale green and yellow leaves remain. Peel the stem, the center is edible. Then cut each artichoke in half lengthwise, and place the halves into the bowl of lemon water to prevent them from turning brown.
- Steam artichokes until tender, about 30 minutes. Cool. With a spoon, remove choke and any purple-tipped leaves from center of artichoke wedges. DO AHEAD Dipping sauce and artichokes can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep sauce refrigerated. Cover artichokes and refrigerate.
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Stir olive oil and minced garlic in small bowl to blend. Brush garlic oil over artichokes. Sprinkle artichokes with salt and pepper. Grill artichokes until slightly charred, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Remove to plates.
Notes
Rob’s Little Secret – I like to use bottled minced garlic that you can buy at your grocery store. It’s easier and has a sweeter flavor than fresh.
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