A basic method for making delicious easy oven roasted artichoke halves with olive oil. Can be eaten as is or enjoyed with your favorite dip, sauce or as a side dish.  What Are Roasted Artichoke Halves? A whole artichoke...

A basic method for making delicious easy oven roasted artichoke halves with olive oil. Can be eaten as is or enjoyed with your favorite dip, sauce or as a side dish. 

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What Are Roasted Artichoke Halves?

A whole artichoke globe is the flower bud of a thistle plant before it matures into a purple flower.

Once the stem and lower petals have been trimmed off and the petals trimmed of any spikes, the globe can be cut in half and oven roasted or cooked through other methods, such as steaming.

These artichoke halves are then brushed with lemon, oil and sprinkled with seasoning and oven-roasted until tender, it's my favorite way of eating them (or one of!)

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

There simply is no other food that tastes like this special vegetable, learning how to roast artichokes is a must for all foodies! Minimal effort and simple ingredients for a delicious appetizer or simple side dish Eating artichoke globes is an event to be enjoyed, by separating each petal until you get to the heart, a real crowd-pleasing appetizer. My Son, Mom, and I can never get enough of these! Naturally vegan and gluten-free, can be made oil free too.

Ingredients and Variations

Notes on some of the ingredients, the full list of ingredients and their measurements can be found in the recipe card below.

Fresh artichokes can have either green or purple leaves and should be purchased free of any blemishes and bruising. 

Extra virgin olive oil (or avocado oil) is brushed onto the outer part of the artichoke halves, both the cut and outer sides. 

If you’d like to make roasted artichokes without oil, simply leave this out and spray some lemon juice or water on the artichokes before roasting. However, do note that they tend to be drier.

Lemon juice from a fresh lemon is brushed to the cut side of the artichoke to avoid them turning brown. You can also use lemon zest to sprinkle on top when serving.

Salt and black pepper are added for flavoring, which can be added to taste.

These oven-roasted artichokes can be flavored with many flavorings before roasting;

Freshly chopped herbs such as rosemary, thyme, parsley or coriander (cilantro) Fresh garlic clove which can be minced and applied - mmm roasted garlic is so good! Freshly crushed chili or dried chili flakes

How To Clean Artichokes

Cleaning the beautiful artichokes is required, with a few simple steps, you'll be prepping artichokes like it is second nature.

You will require a sharp kitchen knife, a secured cutting board, and some kitchen shears.

Cut Off The Stems 

Each artichoke is attached to a long stem, cut this off, leaving about just over an inch (2-3cm - the stems are delicious, if they are tender, leave more on if you can!), peel the remaining attached artichoke stem and pick off unwanted petals near the stem, look for petals that are not fleshy, small and or are wilted.

Trim The Top and Tips

Trim off the tops approximately just under an inch (2cm) and discard the cut pieces, these contain no flesh.

Then using kitchen scissors, snip the tips (pointy leaves) of each remaining petal to remove any spikes.

Wash 

Under running water open up each artichoke globe with your hands, and get under the outer petals to clean away any debris within each petal.

How To Roast Artichokes

Cut Them In Half

With a sharp knife, cut each artichoke in half (lengthways) and immediately brush lemon juice onto the cut side to avoid browning. 

Drizzle

Brush each artichoke with extra virgin olive oil, and season with salt and black pepper (or try sprinkling some vegan ranch seasoning).

Place artichoke halves face down on a parchment paper-lined baking tray/sheet. 

Roast and Serve

In a preheated 392F (200C) fan-forced oven, roast artichokes for 25 minutes or until the petals are tender and come off easily.

Serve warm with fresh lemon wedges to squeeze more flavor onto them and or with your favorite sauce, I love it with cashew ranch dressing.

Pro Tips

If you’re avoiding using lemons, cut the artichoke at the last minute as they tend to brown quickly.

Did you know artichokes are filled with amazing health benefits and are packed with vitamin c, k, magnesium, manganese, and potassium.

Serving Suggestions

Imagine an oven-roasted artichoke halves platter served with your favorite dipping sauce such as:

Toum (garlic sauce) Eggless mayonnaise Tarator (Lebanese lemon tahini sauce) Vegan fry sauce Vegan bbq ranch dressing  Some garlic and chili sauce (featured in the first photo)

Pasta dishes are also complemented by this elegant appetizer.

Enjoy as an appetizer, starter, or even as a side with vegan roast dinners.

FAQ

More Roasted Vegetable Recipes

The best way to enjoy okra is roasted.

For a substantial meal, try my roasted stuffed butternut squash.

If you liked this easy roasted artichoke recipe then you will love this vegan spinach artichoke salad by The All Natural Vegan.

Check out our crunchy oven roasted cumin chickpeas recipe

Did you make this? I'd love to know! Leave me a comment below with a ????? rating or tag @plantbasedfolk on social media.

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