Serves: 4
Total Calories: 268

4 large artichokes
1/2 lemon (juice only)
1 bay leaf
2 garlic cloves
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Pisto's Garlic Mayonnaise:
2 eggs *
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
pinch of saffron threads
1/2 cup light olive oil

Cut artichokes 1/2 inch from top cone and clip leaf tips. Squeeze juice from lemon over artichokes. Steam in 1 inch of boiling water, with bay leaf and garlic cloves, for 30 minutes. Remove and drain by holding artichoke upside down and squeezing. Place on serving dish and fan leaves out around the plate. Serve hot or cold with Pisto's Garlic Mayonnaise.

Pisto's Garlic Mayonnaise:
Place all ingredients except oil in a food processor. Process for 8 seconds. With machine running, slowly drizzle oil into mixture. Blend until thick. Chill for 1 hour. Spoon mayonnaise into center of each artichoke. Makes 1 cup

*For those people concerned about raw eggs, pasteurized liquid eggs or pasteurized liquid egg whites can usually be successfully substituted.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 268
Calories from Fat: 253

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