Yes, it’s time for another tasty
blog post from the Foodgasm kitchens. I just love appetizers or small bites of
food. This recipe for Grilled Artichokes
with Spicy Sweet Remoulade Sauce is
one of my favorite appetizers to make and most definitely to eat. Artichokes I
feel are a very underused and appreciated vegetable. The recipe is great to
make indoors on a grill pan or on an outdoor grill. And you can prep the
artichokes and steam ahead of time and then grill right before you serve. So,
it’s a great make-ahead treat to have ready for any gathering of food lovers.
These grilled artichokes taste even better with the spicy
sweet remoulade sauce for that perfect Foodgasmic moment. This is a very sexy food to eat as you
bite on a leaf, softly drag your teeth along the soft part and savor.
Grilled Artichokes with Spicy Sweet Remoulade
Sauce
Serves 4 for
appetizers
Remoulade
Sauce
¾ cup homemade or store bought mayonnaise
1 ½ tablespoons sun dried tomato spread/paste
2 teaspoons honey
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons hot sauce (I like to use Cholula hot sauce)
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
¾ teaspoon chopped garlic, about 2 cloves
Directions
Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and serve as a dip with the
grilled artichokes.
Leftover sauce will keep, refrigerated, for up to 3 or 4 days.
Grilled
Artichokes
4 fresh artichokes
1 lemon
Salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste.
(Optional) 1 bay leaf, few whole peppercorns, 1-2 slices of lemon
or lemon rind for the steaming water.
You'll need a steamer pot or even a regular
pot that you can put a steamer basket into. Put water in the pot to just under
the steamer basket or just under halfway in a steamer pot. . To steam the
artichokes, put in water bay leaf, few peppercorns or lemon rind or lemon
slice. Cut off the pointy tops of the whole artichokes and put in the steamer.
Steam for 20-25 minutes, or until knife goes in easily near the base.
Take off lid and rest for 5 minutes (cooler to work with). Clean
off any extra or bad leaves on the outside. Cut into quarters (4 pieces for
each artichoke). Scoop out choke( the bulky thread-like center). Brush both
sides with extra virgin olive oil, little salt and pepper on open cut side. Squeeze
the juice of 1 lemon over the artichokes.
Fire up grill to a high heat/flame. Put the artichoke quarters on
super hot grill, cut side down. Grill for 3-5 minutes on each side, depending
on how dark the grill marks you want. Take off of the grill. Arrange them on a
plate and serve with the spicy sweet remoulade sauce to dip into. Savor and
enjoy.
And, let me know what you think of them!