Prior to making this recipe, follow the artichoke preparation and cooking directions
on page 1.
Preheat outdoor grill.
To prepare the baby artichokes for cooking, snap off the lower petals
until you reach the yellow-green core. Trim each baby artichoke by
cutting off the top half inch and the bottom stem. See How to Steam
Artichokes
on page 1, but reduce the cooking time as suggested below.
For 12 baby artichokes:
·Microwave:cookonhighforapproximately4-5minutesin1inchofwater.
·Stovetop:steamonhighforapproximately10-15minutes.
Baby artichokes are done when a toothpick or knife tip will go into the
base of the artichoke easily.
Directly spray either mesh grill basket or grilling foil with nonstick
cooking spray. Add cooked baby artichokes to mesh grill basket or
grilling foil and cook on grill--directly over flames--for 5 minutes or
until artichokes are charred evenly.
Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle bleu cheese on top of
artichokes. Keep the basket on the grill for one minute or until the bleu
cheese melts.
Remove the artichokes from the grill and plate. Drizzle balsamic vinegar
over the artichokes and serve.
Baby Artichokes are perfect
to grill in a basket!
12 Ocean Mist Baby
Artichokes, trimmed
and cooked
½ cup crumbled bleu
cheese
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper
Nonstick cooking
spray
Mesh grilling basket
or handmade grilling
foil basket
(See back cover
page for this option.)
Mesh Grill-Top Chef's Pan available at
Williams-Sonoma.
Smokey Baby Bleu Artichokes
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