Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Garlic Sauce
Artichokes were a pregnancy craving of mine. They might look difficult to prepare and eat, but steaming them makes them tender and the sauce adds a special treat to it.
Servings: 1 artichoke
Ingredients
Steamed Artichoke
- One large artichoke
- 1 ½ cups water
- Lemon wedge
- ½ teaspoon salt
Lemon Garlic Dipping Sauce
- 4 tablespoon good quality real mayo
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 large garlic clove grated or pressed
- ¼ teaspoon pink salt or sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Wash artichoke then cut stem down to about a ½ inch. Tear off one layer of leaves closest to the stem.
- Place artichoke in a medium saucepan with water, lemon, and salt.
- Steam over low heat for 35-45 min. Check a couple times throughout to see if water is absorbed and more is needed.
- Remove artichoke from remaining water, and place on serving plate.
Dipping Sauce
- Place mayo in a small bowl.
- Grate or with a garlic press add garlic.
- Mix in lemon, salt, and pepper.
- Serve beside artichoke.
- Pull off leaves and dip and eat. The closer you get to the heart, more of the leaf is eatable.