ROASTED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

By t1bishop

I rarely think that frozen vegetables are as good as fresh ones. But artichokes have a short season and they're also pretty difficult to handle.
The frozen ones you find at the grocery
store are actually very good, and roasting them really brings out their flavor. Great easy side.

Ingredients

• 2 boxes (9 ounces each) frozen artichoke
• hearts, defrosted
• Good olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black
• pepper
• 1 shallot, minced
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• 3 tablespoons capers, drained
• 1 roasted red pepper from a jar, small diced
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• Pinch hot red pepper flakes (optional)

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2 Place the artichoke hearts on a sheet pan in a single layer. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper,and roast for 20 minutes.
3 Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette. Place the shallot, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a blender or in
the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Blend for 5 seconds. Add the basil and blend
to make a puree. With the blender running at low speed,slowly pour in 1/2 cup olive oil until all is incorporated and the vinaigrette is an emulsion.
4 When the artichokes are done, place them in a bowl and toss with enough dressing to moisten. Add the capers, red pepper, red onion, parsley,vinegar,
and red pepper flakes (if using),and toss gently. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes-or
refrigerate overnight-for the flavors to blend. Serve at room temperature.