Artichokes are super fun to eat and actually easier to prepare than you’d think! Serve them with this tasty Lemon Yogurt Sauce for dipping and you’ve got yourself a healthy snack, appetizer or side dish!
PinI never really thought about giving kids artichokes until Kenya saw me prepping them for my dinner one night and demanded that I let him help. I had bought some gorgeous baby purple artichokes at the farmers market, and I let Kenya pull off the outer leaves while I prepped the bigger ones. I’m a big believer that if you get kids involved in what you’re making by giving them an activity, they’re more likely to try the end result. Kenya had a blast and was actually a big help to me at the same time.
PinI make artichokes almost every Sunday night. They’re especially delicious this time of year and their sweet meat tastes even better when dipped into this yogurt sauce. I love serving them with steamed or grilled fish, like this Simple Broiled Salmon so you can dip the fish in the sauce, too. The more things to dip, the happier kids will be!
PinArtichokes are super healthy for you too! They’re chock full of antioxidants and contain a ton of protein, so they’re a great addition to any diet – especially vegetarians looking for more protein rich foods! Artichokes are one of our family’s favorite side dishes that we would be happy eating any night! We never get sick of them.
PinIf you’re looking for more delicious, healthy vegetable sides, you should definitely try my Grilled Lemon Asparagus, Caramelized Carrots with Chermoula, or these Maple Roast Vegetables. You’d be surprised. Even the most veggie adverse ones love these recipes!
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Artichokes with Lemon Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 large artichokes
- 1/2 cup yogurt (I like to use Greek Yogurt)
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Place 2 inches of water in a steamer pot and bring to a boil.
- Cut top 1/4 and bottom stem off of large artichokes with a serrated knife. If leaves have prickly or barbed ends, trim them off with scissors. If you are using baby artichokes, remove some of the tough outer leaves, until you hit the pale green leaves (about 10-20 leaves). Trim off top and bottom stem of baby artichokes.
- Place artichokes in the steamer pot stem end up, cover and cook over medium-high heat for 30 minutes or until the leaves peel off the artichoke easily and the base of the artichoke is tender when pierced with a knife.
- In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and whisk.
- Serve the artichokes with the yogurt dip.
Video
Notes
- * if cooking baby artichokes cook half the amount of time.
- *When eating the large artichokes, you want to pull off the leaves and eat the “meat” off of the bottom half of each leaf, discarding the leaves. Once you’ve eaten all of the leaves, you will have the artichoke heart remaining. With a knife or spoon, scrape out and discard the inedible fuzzy part (called the “choke”) covering the artichoke heart. The remaining bottom of the artichoke is the heart. Cut into pieces and dip into sauce to eat.
I don’t commonly comment but I gotta tell thankyou for the post on this one : D.
I haven’t made artichokes in a long time because I thought they were a pain to make. This recipe for steaming them and also the yogurt dipping sauce are so easy, I will definitely be making them on a regular basis. So yummy, thank you!
I was wondering if you use plain yogurt or flavored? This looks so delicious and my daughter and I love artichokes but I never even thought of using anything but mayonnaise as a dip
The sauce will keep refrigerated for 3-5 days!
Hi! I just wanted to know, how long can the sauce be kept?
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