Grilled Artichokes

Serving suggestion: 

 

Prep and cook time:

 30 min prep, 15min cook
 

Makes:

 8-10 servings

Ingredients:

 

10

 medium sized artichokes (about 4 oz each)
  ½ cup olive oil
  4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
  3 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped
    salt and pepper to taste
  1 lemon, juiced
  1 tsp dried oregano

Directions:

  1. Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill for 15 minutes on medium-low. 

  2. Trim off the top inch and stem of the each artichoke.  If using baby artichokes, you can grill them with leaves and stem attached. 

  3. Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.  Spread the leaves of the artichokes apart with your fingers or by banging the bottom on a hard surface and pour the sauce over the top, making sure it drips into all the spaces between the leaves.  Alternatively, you can vertically split the artichokes in half and coat the cut sides with the dressing. 

  4. Place the artichokes on the grill or in the embers of the coals and cook, turning, until the outside leaves are black, if cooked on a grill, or when the bottoms of the artichokes are easily pierced with a long wooden skewer, about 45 minutes for medium-size artichokes, 25 minutes for halved or baby artichokes. 

  5. Remove, drizzle them with the lemon juice mixed with oregano, if using, and serve. 

 

Tips: Eat the artichokes with your hands.