This vegan recipe for oven roasted artichokes with a simple plant-based garlic butter is great to make as a savory appetizer or healthy snack.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack, Snacks
Cuisine American
Keyword artichokes with butter sauce, baked artichokes, how to make vegan garlic butter, how to roast artichokes, oven roasted artichokes, roasted artichokes
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Fill a bowl with cool water and squeeze lemon juice from 1 lemon into the water. Feel free to put the peels in there too!
Cut the artichokes: Trim the end of the artichoke and remove loose leaves on the bottom. Using kitchen shears, trim pointy ends of artichokes leaves. Be careful as they are sharp! Cut the artichoke in half and use a spoon to remove the fuzzy "choke". Quickly place artichoke halves in the bowl of lemon water face down. This is to prevent them from browning as artichokes brown very quickly when in contact with air. Continue the process for other artichokes.
Place each artichoke half in a 9x13" baking dish cut side up. Do not shake off excess water. Leaving them with water steams them and makes them more tender. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cut the other lemon into 6 slices and place 1 lemon slice on top of each artichoke half. If there's any leftover lemon, I like to squeeze it over the artichokes. Place a rosemary sprig and 1 garlic clove on top of each artichoke half as well.
Carefully flip over each artichoke half so the cut side is facing down. Brush the tops of the artichokes with more olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. You can test the doneness by pulling off a leaf. If it comes off easily, the artichokes are done.
Once artichokes are done baking, remove them from the oven and remove the roasted garlic cloves. Mash them with a mortar and pestle or the side of a knife. Melt vegan butter and mix in the roasted garlic. As the butter sits, the garlic will infuse into the butter more! Dip artichoke leaves in the butter and enjoy!