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Easy Baked Artichokes from The Colorful Family Table

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Easy Baked Artichokes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli from The Colorful Family Table by Ilene Godofsky Moreno are the perfect spring appetizer. Serve them for Easter, Mother’s Day, or any spring brunch, lunch, or dinner party.

The Colorful Family Table

If you have a house of picky eaters, you’re in luck, because The Colorful Family Table by Ilene Godofsky Moreno is here to help!

In this cookbook, you’ll find 90 recipes that will please everyone in the family, from picky toddlers to skeptical spouses. They are easy to make, even for kitchen newbies, using easy-to-find ingredients.

Rather than categorizing the recipes according to meal, they are organized by season, making it easy to cook flavorful meals with fresh, seasonal produce. In the fall chapter you’ll find such warming recipes as Leftover Sweet Potato Brown Rice Breakfast Pudding and Butternut Squash and Apple Soup. Winter brings Shepherd’s Pie with Tahini Turnip-Carrot Mash and No-Bake Orange Chocolate Fudge. Spring’s seasonal delights include Easy Baked Artichokes and Veggie Quiche. Some of the summer dishes to enjoy include BBQ Lentil Burgers and Summer Market Polenta Casserole.

Throughout the book Ilene includes helpful tips for packing lunchboxes and freezing meals.

Easy Baked Artichokes

Stuffed artichokes may seem like a difficult dish to tackle, but Ilene has made it easy with this recipe. The recipe looks lengthy, but most of it is baking time. You simply slice the tops of the artichokes, spread the petals out, stuffed them with garlic and then drizzle them with lemon and olive oil, and bake them. While they’re baking, you can prepare the Lemon-Garlic Aioli.

Easy Baked Artichokes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli

I used to love ordering baked artichokes at restaurants and dreamed of preparing them at home, but I always chickened out when I spotted them at the market each spring. They just seemed so complicated! Well, I’m happy to say that I finally conquered my fear and came up with this simplified baked artichoke recipe. This impressive appetizer is perfect for when we have friends over, and while the baking time is a little lengthy, steaming-hot, fresh-from-the-oven artichokes are totally worth the wait. Two artichokes are great for four people to share, or double or triple the recipe for large groups!

Cook Time :1 hour 15 minutes

Author
Ilene Godofsky Moreno

Ingredients

Baked Artichokes

2
artichokes
6
cloves
garlic
2
tablespoons
olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon

Lemon-Garlic Aioli

1
cup
vegan mayo (recipe below or store-bought)
2
tablespoons
nutritional yeast
Juice of 1/2 lemon
4
cloves
garlic
, minced
Salt and black pepper
, to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Use a knife to slice off the top quarter of the artichokes, and trim off the stems so they can sit flat. Place the artichokes in a baking dish.
Use your hands to spread the petals out as much as possible. Stuff 3 cloves of garlic in the center of each artichoke. Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the artichokes. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
While the artichokes bake, prepare the Lemon-Garlic Aioli by stirring together the mayo, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and garlic in a small bowl or cup. Season with salt and pepper, then cover and store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it.
When the artichokes are done baking, transfer them to a serving dish. To enjoy, dip the petals in the Lemon-Garlic Aioli.

Homemade Vegan Mayo

Author
Ilene Godofsky Moreno

Ingredients

1
(14-ounce) package
silken tofu
2
tablespoons
olive oil
1
teaspoon
maple syrup
1/2
teaspoon
dry mustard
1/2
teaspoon
salt
2
tablespoons
apple cider vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend together until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Vegan

Vegetable Hakka Noodles – 1 Pot Indo Chinese Noodles

Indo Chinese Hakka Noodles are packed with peppers, onions, cabbage and carrots in a simple, flavorful sauce. A perfect one-pan noodle stir fry or entree. (nut-free with easy soy-free and gluten-free options)

Hakka noodles in the pan after garnishing with scallions

Hakka noodles are a type of noodle made with wheat flour, but you can use this same sauce and veggie combination with similar noodles, like ramen or soba, if you can’t find Hakka noodles. Use Hakka noodles to make this Indian Hakka noodles!

Indo Chinese food is a big category of its own in Indian cuisine. There are several dishes that make up the cuisine. The dishes are known for being heavily influenced by chinese dishes and then they are amped up with additions like garlic, ginger, green chile, spices and more.

fork taking a bite from a bowl of Hakka noodles

Hakka noodles are a staple side that goes well with any of the Indo Chinese veggie mains like Cauliflower gobi Manchurian (also in book 1), or chilli tofu paneer. To make this into a meal, add some baked tofu or your favorite vegan meat substitute marinated in soy sauce, minced ginger, and garlic.

I like to make these Hakka noodles with peppers, onion, carrots and cabbage and any other veggies that I have. The sauces used are pantry friendly, some soy sauce, vinegar and Sambal oelek.

Hakka noodles are super easy, 1-pot, peppery and a great light weeknight meal! If you make these, do let me know in the comments and rate the recipe.