Baked Artichoke Dip With Winter Crudites Food

BAKED ARTICHOKE DIP WITH WINTER CRUDITES

Steps:

• Remove leaves from 1 artichoke heart; pat dry, and reserve. Thinly slice remaining artichokes; pat dry.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, and bring to a boil. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne, and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cheeses.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook 3 minutes. Add thyme, garlic, and sliced artichokes, and cook for 3 minutes. Add to cheese mixture along with zest. Transfer to an 8-cup baking dish. Top with reserved artichoke leaves. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
• Bake until golden and bubbling, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly. Garnish with thyme leaves. Serve with crudites.

BAKED ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. 2. In a medium bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except tortilla chips and vegetable dippers. 3. Transfer mixture to baking dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until set and top is golden brown. 4. Serve warm with tortilla chips and/or vegetable dippers.
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BAKED ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Whisk 4 tablespoons grated Romano cheese, light mayonnaise, light sour cream, dried marjoram, black pepper, onion salt, and garlic powder in medium bowl to blend. Stir in chopped artichoke hearts. Transfer mixture to 1 1/2-cup ramekin. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover mixture and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake dip until heated through, about 20 minutes (about 30 minutes if chilled).
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle dip with remaining 1 tablespoon grated Romano cheese and paprika. Broil until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Serve warm with toasted baguette slices.

SIMPLE ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine the artichoke hearts, mayonnaise and Parmesan cheese and mix well. Spread mixture in a 9x13-inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown.

BAKED ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Process artichokes, onion and garlic in the food processor until smooth (or if you like, until blended, but still have texture).
• In medium sized bowl (or if you're a little lazy like me, right in the medium sized ceramic baking dish), combine remaining ingredients except parsley and bread, reserving 1 cup of mozzarella.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over artichoke dip, and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• Bake at 400º for 20 minutes, or until bubbly and beginning to brown.
• Serve with crusty french bread slices.

ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a food processor, place half the artichokes, the mayonnaise, 1/4 cup Parmesan, lemon juice, and garlic. Process until smooth.
• Add scallion and remaining artichokes; pulse once to combine. Transfer mixture to a 1-quart baking dish. Top with remaining tablespoon Parmesan.
• Bake until golden and bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes. Garnish with scallion, and serve with crudites or pita chips.

WINTER CRUDITéS

Steps:

• PLAN AHEAD
• If serving crudités at a party, plan on 1/8 to 1/4 pound of vegetables for each guest. The selection shown here is a suggestion; feel free to vary the vegetables as desired and by season. Some vegetables (celery and carrots) can be served raw; others should be steamed.
• Prepare to Steam
• Set a steamer basket (or a colander) in a Dutch oven (or a pot with a lid). Fill with enough salted water to come just below basket, and bring to a boil. Prepare an ice-water bath; place a colander inside, over the ice. Line a baking sheet with a double layer of paper towels.
• steam vegetables
• Working with one kind at a time, steam vegetables, starting with the mildest-tasting and ending with the most pungent (this will keep potatoes, for example, from tasting like Brussels sprouts). Place vegetables in the basket; reduce heat to a simmer. Cover, and steam as directed. Add water to pan as needed between batches to prevent scorching.
• cool and drain
• With tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to the colander in the ice-water bath to stop cooking (add ice as needed after each batch). Once completely cooled, transfer vegetables to paper towels to drain. Pat dry.
• Store
• Vegetables can be prepared up to 3 days ahead; wrap each type of vegetable separately in paper towels, then plastic (so flavors don't mix), and refrigerate.
• Serve
• Arrange on a platter with dip alongside.
• Lemon-Thyme Dip
• In a bowl, stir to combine sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, and thyme; season with salt and pepper. Dip can be refrigerated, covered tightly with plastic wrap, up to 3 days; transfer to a small dish and garnish with additional thyme just before serving.

BAKED ARTICHOKE PARMESAN CHEESE DIP (NO MAYO!)

Steps:

• Thinly slice remaining artichokes; pat dry.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• Whisk in milk, and bring to a boil. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne, and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cheeses.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook 3 minutes.
• Add thyme, garlic, and sliced artichokes, and cook for 3 minutes. Add to cheese mixture along with zest.
• Transfer to an 8-cup baking dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
• Bake until golden and bubbling, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Garnish with thyme leaves.