Servings: Serves 8
Ingredients
For the Artichokes
- Cooking spray
- 4 large artichokes, stems trimmed, outer leaves removed, and tips of leaves trimmed
- Juice of ½ lemon (1 ½ – 2 tablespoons)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
- 8 lemon slices
- 8 fresh thyme sprigs
- Fine salt and black pepper
For the Vinaigrette
- ½ cup avocado oil or olive oil
- 2 ½ tablespoons champagne vinegar (may substitute white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar)
- Juice of ½ lemon (1 ½ – 2 tablespoons)
- ½ small shallot, finely minced (1 tablespoon)
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (or 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme)
- Fine salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Spray a 9×13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Using a large knife, cut each artichoke in half and use a spoon to scrape out the fuzzy choke.
- Brush all sides of the artichokes with lemon juice and place cut-side down in the baking dish.
- Roast artichokes for 15 minutes. Remove baking dish from oven and flip the artichokes over so the cut side is up.
- Sprinkle artichokes with garlic and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place a lemon slice and sprig of thyme on top of each artichoke half (sprinkle with dried thyme if not using fresh). Lightly spray artichokes with cooking spray.
- Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and return the dish to the oven.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until you can easily insert a paring knife into the heart (or the bottom of the stem) and the lower leaves are easily pulled from the artichoke.
- Remove from the oven and serve hot or at room temperature drizzled with vinaigrette.
- Leftover artichokes may be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
To make the vinaigrette:
- Combine oil, vinegar, lemon juice, shallot, mustard, and thyme in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Leftover vinaigrette may be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1 artichoke half + 1 Tbsp vinaigrette
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 11 g
- (Sat Fat: 1 g)
- Sodium: 82 mg
- Carbohydrate: 6 g
- (Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 6 g)
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg