Artichokes with Roasted Garlic-Wine Dip
Add the roasted garlic in two stages--half is cooked with wine and broth to soften the flavor, and the rest is added at the end for a more potent taste. If you plan to serve the remaining wine with this first course, choose a crisp, acidic pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc, which pair well with artichokes. Otherwise, any dry white will work for the sauce.
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: About 1 hour
Ingredients:
| 2 | whole garlic heads |
| 4 | medium fresh artichokes |
| 1/2 cup | dry white wine |
| 1 cup | organic vegetable broth (such as swanson certified organic) |
| 1 tablespoon | butter |
| 1/4 teaspoon | kosher salt |
| chopped fresh parsley (optional) |
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°.
Remove white papery skin from garlic heads (do not peel or separate the cloves). Wrap each head separately in foil. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes; cool 10 minutes. Separate cloves; squeeze to extract garlic pulp. Discard skins.
Meanwhile, cut off stems of artichokes, and remove bottom leaves. Trim about 1/2 inch from tops of artichokes. Place artichokes, stem ends down, in a large Dutch oven filled two-thirds with water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until a leaf near the center of each artichoke pulls out easily. Remove artichokes from pan.
While artichokes are cooking, combine half of garlic pulp and wine in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes. Add broth; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 8 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in butter and salt. Pour mixture into a blender; add remaining half of garlic pulp. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Sprinkle dip with parsley, if desired. Serve dip with warm artichokes.
Source: myrecipes.com
