Cook the Book: Marinated Baby Artichokes

Cook the Book: Marinated Baby Artichokes
Cook the Book: Marinated Baby Artichokes might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 25g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 390 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 diet. If you have baby artichokes, bottled lemon juice, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Remove the tough outer leaves of the artichokes, reducing the volume of the vegetable by half, until each artichoke has the shape of a tear drop or candle flame, is pale pale green to yellow, and is soft to the touch. With a pairing knife, trim the base, removing all the rough surfaces.
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Cut the artichokes in half and pluck out any thistly interior leaves.
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In a large nonreactive pot, combine lemon juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, and bay leaves and bring to a boil.
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Add the artichokes and boil for 10 minutes.
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Remove the bay leaves.
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Place the jars in a pot fitted with a rack and add enough water to cover the jars by 3 inches. Cover the pot and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Process the artichokes for 25 minutes. Turn off the heat and remove the lid. After a few minutes remove the artichokes.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score17
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