Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Garlic Aioli
Welp, it happened. One of my biggest nightmares.
I lost an SD card that had 2 food blog photo shoots and video shoots on it! The worst!
I have turned my house upside down looking for it with no luck, and it whereabouts is now the biggest mystery of my life. I don’t know where on earth it could be. Our house is less than 900 square feet, there are only so many places it can be hiding.
The good news is, only the “prep” portion of the photo’s and video were on that SD card. All of the “during” and “after” photo’s and videos were on a different SD card. Thankfully, these steamed artichokes with lemon garlic aioli are fairly self explanatory, so it’s not the end of the world that I lost half the video footage.
The other recipe is a little more involved, so looks like I’ll be making that recipe again this weekend so I can salvage the video.
Do you all love artichokes as much as I do? I get so happy when they are in season, one of the best parts of summer. Oh, I could just eat them every day.
This is a far cry from when I was a kid, and the first time I tried them I hated them. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that the dipping sauce I ate them with was mayonnaise. Just plain, room temperature mayo. Ick!
Artichokes are all about the dipping sauce, and this lemon garlic aioli is the BEST artichoke dipping sauce. It’s base is mayonnaise, but it’s made infinitely better by adding in some grated garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. It’s flavorful, and the perfect pairing for meaty artichokes.
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Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Garlic Aioli
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 2 people 1x
Ingredients
- 2 medium to large size artichokes
Lemon Garlic Aioli
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise, or vegan mayo, or try my homemade paleo mayo
- 1 garlic clove, grated or very finely minced
- zest and juice of 1 lemon, save lemon halves for the poaching liquid
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Artichoke poaching liquid
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup chicken or veggie stock*
- splash of white wine, about 1/4 cup*
- 2 lemon halves left over from lemon garlic aioli
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, make the lemon garlic aioli by combining all ingredients and stirring to combine. Set aside in the refrigerator. Will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 week.
- Prep the artichokes by cutting off the top 1″ of the artichoke, bottom 1/4″ of the stem, then snipping off the pointy part of each leaf to get rid of the thorns.
- In a medium size pot with a lid, heat up all ingredients of the poaching liquid over medium high heat. Add in the artichokes, base side down so the top of the artichokes face up. Cover with a lid, and simmer the artichokes over medium heat for 45-50 minutes. After the artichokes are fully steamed, remove them with tongs, turn them upside down to drain off excess liquid, then put them upside down in a strainer and allow to cool for 3 minutes.
- Serve warm with the lemon garlic aioli.
Notes
*If you don’t have any white wine or chicken/veggie stock, just use water instead.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
45 Comments on “Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Garlic Aioli”
Delicious! I didn’t add the zest, but the Aioli was perfection.
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So glad you enjoyed it!
First time cooking artichokes and I admit that I was a little intimidated at first, but this recipe made it feel easy! The dipping sauce was so good – I’m officially a fan.
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I love that it was your first time cooking artichokes Carla. Yes they do seem intimidating but are actually quite simple to make. So glad you enjoyed the aioli! Thanks so much for your feedback, it really means a lot to me.
Girl. I made this and LICKED THE SPOON. A little embarrassed that I would do such a thing, but this is REALLY GOOD! I grew up on plain mayo dip, too, in CA. This is way better! AND QUICK & EASY! THANK YOU!
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Yea!!! Thank you so much Ericka! I’m the same way. That aioli is so yummy! Much better than butter : )
REALLY GOOD IF YOU ADD BACON
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Ooooh, love that idea Megan! Adding it to the aioli? I’m going to need to try that next time!
I’m always so scared of that happening that I make sure I empty off my card to my computer as soon as I am finished shooting. The other day I couldn’t find my card anywhere and when I asked my husband, he said that he thought he had vacuumed it up! Thank goodness that wasn’t the case! That must have been such a relief that you still had your main pics! I’ve never cooked whole artichokes before, but I think I need to give it a try because they sound amazing!
Oh no, that’s terrible! :( I hope you find your sd card soon! These look amazing anyway, and that dipping sauce is calling my name! SO GOOD <3
Oh, NO! I am ALWAYS afraid that I am gonna end up doing that. Hope you find your card soon! And these artichokes! Oh, gosh I have SO gotta hop on the artichoke bandwagon. If it meant that I got to dip into something as gorgeous as that aioli um YES. Sign me up! Gorgeous photos, Nat. I LOVE the soft lighting! :) Pinned.
Oh, Natalie, how frustrating that you can’t find the card! I’ve ‘lost’ mine before but always found it plugged into my computer … duh! Hope you find it!
As for the artichokes, well, they sound wonderful. I fell in love with these lovely veggies while living in Greece, where they serve them with a sort of eggy lemon sauce (which is much nicer than it sounds!) So I can definitely see how lemon mayo would go just perfectly!
Oh dear. That would be totally nightmarish. I hope you locate them!
I’ve never made artichokes in my life! I did notice them at the market the other day and was a little bit intimidated. Perhaps your expert recipe will help. They do LOOK amazing! That dipping sauce. Those photos. Yum! I bet they’re perfect with a nice crisp glass of wine -one of the best parts of summahtime.
Oh my gosh, that’s so frustrating! I went to Hawaii a few years ago and my SD card just conked out when I got back. Can’t retrieve anything from it. So mad! You know I have never ever ever cooked fresh artichokes. I’m somehow afraid of them with all the snipping off of thorns. Really silly. I think I’m going to have to conquer it though. This looks like such a yummy snack!