You know those jars of Italian marinated vegetables you get at gourmet stores that cost quite a bit? Well I have had fun making my own over the years at a fraction of the cost! My latest recipe uses a bag of frozen artichoke hearts (Trader Joes) and every time I open a bag and dump out all those wonderfully perfect little hearts I think of all those hours I wasted cutting away at all those artichokes before Trader Joes : )
Ingredients
One 12 ounce bag frozen artichoke hearts (Trader Joes)
a few teaspoons capers
1/2 cup olive oil
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1 garlic clove
salt to taste
red pepper flakes
juice of half a lemon
Directions
Rinse off the artichokes, bring to a simmer in some water and simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain off all the water.
In the same pot add them back with all the ingredients except the capers and lemon juice. Simmer on low for 3-4 minutes .
Remove the garlic, add the lemon juice and capers (I like to allow some of the caper juice to get in as well) and stir.
Serve these with some crostini or other small slices of bread as an antipasto or snack.
Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
I like to make these a few hours ahead and leave at room temp covered for the flavors to meld.
These will keep in fridge for a week.
Hi Ann, This looks amazing, I am sure you do not have any trouble using these up in one week but do you think you could process these by some sort of canning method. That way you could make a big batch at one time. Love your blog by the way!
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