Artichokes With Tomato-Herb Dressing

Submitted by CandyTX

"I picked this up off of a card in a grocery store, it looks really good!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 3 medium artichokes
• 1⁄2 cup red wine or 1/2 cup Italian vinaigrette dressing, divided
• 1⁄2 cup roma tomato, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• assorted lettuce (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup shredded parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup asiago cheese

directions

1. Wash artichokes; trim off stem and any small leaves.
2. Cut off one-quarter of the leaf tips.
3. Quarter artichokes; use a spoon to scrape out the fuzzy choke.
4. In a Dutch oven cook artichokes and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, covered, in boiling salted water for 10 minutes or tender and a leaf pulls off easily.
5. Drain; rinse in cold water and drain again.
6. Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together remaining vinaigrette, tomato, bell pepper, garlic, and Italian seasoning.
7. Arrange artichoke quarters on a serving platter or individual plates lined with lettuce, if desired.
8. Spoon dressing mixture over artichokes.
9. Sprinkle with cheese.

Reviews

[Ravenseyes]

This gets my 5 for family picks 08 - love artichokes and the combinations are excellent thanks for sharing