Quick Italian artichoke salad recipe

Quick Italian artichoke salad recipe

It is vegan, rich in flavour and can easily be prepared in just 15 minutes

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Cuisine:Italian
Cook time:15m
Prep time:15m
Servings:1

Ingredients

For puree

50 gms artichoke 

10 gms white onion (sliced)

1 garlic clove

Thyme

Salt to taste 

Pepper to taste

5 ml olive oil

Water 

For salad

Mix lettuce

1 artichoke (grilled and chopped)

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste 

1/2 lemon 

1 tbsp of olive oil

For garnish

Tomato powder (store bought)

Steamed artichoke

Method

For the puree

Start by sautéing the onion in a thick-bottomed pan for 5 minutes over a medium flame.

Add the artichoke and thyme and cook until the mixture has a roasted texture.

Pour in some water and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.

Once done, blend the mixture in a blender and strain it before using. Puree is ready to serve.

For the salad

To start, cut an artichoke in half and steam one half for approximately 15 minutes. Set it aside.

Remove the fibrous parts from the other half of the artichoke and grill its heart. After chopping it, set it aside.

Then prepare some greens for your salad. (You can use romaine, crisphead, butterhead, arugula, and iceberg lettuce.)

Mix them with some grilled artichokes and squeeze half a lemon with salt and pepper.

Finally, put the salad over the whole steamed artichoke and plate it. Artichoke salad is ready to serve.

Note:

Always use hand gloves, as artichokes can stain your fingers.

When preparing a salad, adding artichokes to a bowl of lemon water is important to prevent it from turning black.

Another option for creating puree is by using canned artichokes.

Chef Fabio Tramontano
Chef Fabio Tramontano
Chef Fabio Tramontano
He is the head chef at Italian Venus Beach Club and Ristorante at Caesars Palace Dubai

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