21/11/2022
Baked Tomato Artichokes with Lemon Mayonnaise
Even though they seem fiddly to prepare, there is nothing like the taste of fresh artichokes. Here they are filled with juicy tomatoes and garlic, topped with a bread cubes and roasted until golden.
Serves:
4 as an entree
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 large lemon
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 whole fresh artichokes
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/4 cup chopped continental parsley
- extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 slices Italian style bread, cut into small cubes
Method
To make the Lemon Mayonnaise, finely grate the lemon rind and combine with mayonnaise, mustard and 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
To prepare the artichokes, trim the stem, leaving a few centimetres, and use a peeler to remove the fibrous layer. Remove any small or very tough leaves from the base of the artichoke. Use scissors to snip the tough pointed end off each leaf and discard. Cut the top of the artichoke off and cut it in half. Remove the inner purple leaves and the hairy centred choke. Wash and place in a pot of water with the juice of half a lemon. Bring to the boil and simmer covered for 15 minutes until tender. Remove from water and arrange cut side up in an ovenproof dish.
Combine tomatoes, garlic, parsley and 1 tablespoon oil together and season. Spoon tomato filling into artichoke halves. Toss bread cubes with a little olive oil and season. Top artichokes with bread cubes and drizzle with oil.
Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes until bread is toasted and golden. Serve with Lemon Mayonnaise.
Tips
HOW TO EAT AN ARTICHOKE
The tender heart of the artichoke and the inner part of the stem can be eaten, together with the filling, using a knife and fork.
To enjoy the leaves, hold the top edge of the leaf with your fingers, dip the base of the leaf in the Lemon Mayonnaise and eat it upside down, scraping the soft artichoke flesh off the leaf using your teeth. Yum!
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