Artichokes with Dipping Sauce

Artichokes can be intimidating vegetables to prepare. But it is a lot easier than you might think. These Artichokes with Dipping Sauce are mouth-watering.

I used to consume artichokes in restaurants, given my preconception of their complexity of preparation. But arriving in Italy and seeing them everywhere made me rethink my relationship with them, and I declared I would master their preparation.

Artichokes are at their best during the spring season, as they are flowers, so don't forget to take advantage of their seasonality!

I became pretty surprised when I started making traditional recipes like these Carciofi alla Romana (Roman-Style Artichokes) and finding out how relatively easy they were. So little by little started to make my recipes, like this one.

We love our easy and hassle-free roasted veggies, such as roasted Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and the famous Spanish Escalivada. Each veggie has its own trick; here is how to roast artichokes like a pro!

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• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• ✅ 7 health benefits of artichokes
• 🇮🇹 More Italian vegetable sides and appetizers
• 📋 Recipe
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🧾 Ingredients

It is the perfect time of the year for this dish. In Spring, Artichokes are at their best.

For the Roasted Artichokes, you need

• Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• Garlic
• Salt and Pepper.

The Creamy Vegan Sauce also includes

• Basil
• Parsley
• Garlic
• Plant milk (such as this homemade almond milk)
• Lemon
• Cashews (or peanuts)
• Shallots (or green onions)
• Extra-virgin olive oil

🔪 Instructions

The first step in making artichokes is cleaning them. Artichokes tend to trap a lot of dirt, and insects in between their thick leaves, so make sure you don’t forget this critical step.

Wash the artichokes, massage them, and let them soak for ten minutes with the juice of a lemon (optional). Thus, losing any particles also helps to plump them up with moisture.

Then trim the stem and leaves and halve it lengthwise. Next, pull out the inner petals and the center choke just above the artichoke’s heart line.

Once you have cleaned the artichokes and cut and prepared them, all you need to do is place them in the oven.

These roasted artichokes are smeared in extra-virgin olive oil and garlic. Then, you pair them with a rich Green Creamy Vegan Sauce, and voilà!

These Roasted Artichokes make a great side or appetizer.

I also like eating many small fresh dishes like in Rome with Friends last December.

We paired these Artichokes with a Classic Greek Salad and Romanesco Broccoli in Padella.

✅ 7 health benefits of artichokes

Artichokes are flowers, not vegetables, as most of us may have first. However, these beautiful edible flowers contain nutrients and significant health benefits.

1. Certain antioxidants in artichokes may have anticancer effects.
2. In addition, artichokes help lower blood sugar.
3. They may help regulate blood pressure.
4. May Improve Liver Health.
5. Artichokes lower ‘Bad’ LDL cholesterol and increase ‘Good’ HDL cholesterol.
6. May ease Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
7. They may improve digestive health.

If you want to know more about artichokes' benefits, read them in Health Line.

🇮🇹 More Italian vegetable sides and appetizers

• Carciofi alla Romana
• Romanesco Broccoli
• Rosemary Focaccia Bread

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