Grilled Artichoke 109 Calories

Grilled Artichoke

Often, steamed artichoke, but if it is to cook on the grill, it will very fragrant. To get a mild artichoke, you need to use , the first young shoots. In this case, double the amount of artichoke and reduce the cooking time.

Ingredients grilled artichokes :

1. - 2 lemons;
2. - 4 large artichokes (from 1.3 - 1.5 kg);
3. - 0.25 tsp salt;
4. - Fresh ground pepper - to taste;
5. - 1 tbsp olive oil.

Grilled artichoke recipe ?

• Fill a small roasting pan with water. Then add the juice of 1 lemon.
• Cut the sheets at the top of each artichoke. Remove the outer layer of leaves from the stem end and cut with scissors all the remaining sharp tips on the outer leaves. Cut off the bottom of each stem and using a knife to remove the vegetable peels remove the fibrous outer part.
• Place the cooked artichokes in lemon water, so it does not become brown.
•  Cover roasting pan with a lid and bring to a boil. Let boil for 11-15 minutes, until the base of the stem can be pierced with a fork.
•  Transfer the artichokes to the board for slicing, let cool about 11 minutes.
•  While the artichokes cool down, heat the grill to medium heat.
•  Cut the artichoke in half lengthwise. Scraped the core and the first few balls in the center of the interior until they seem low. Brush each half to put the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Cook the artichokes on the grill until it is tender and slightly charred .
•  Arrange on a dish, squeeze the juice from the artichoke in half a lemon. The last half a lemon, cut into four pieces and garnish the dish. Serve it warm, at room temperature or chilled.

Grilled artichokes can be stored in the refrigerator overnight and serve chilled.
In one serving contains 109 calories, fat - 4 g, Saturated Fat - 1g Cholesterol - 0 mg of salt - 298 mg Carbohydrates - 17 g, fiber - 9 grams, sugar - 0 g, protein - 5 g