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Artichokes With Lemonnaise Recipe

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Ingredients

1/2 c drained extra firm, firm, or soft silken tofu
2 tbsps lemon juice
1 tsp black peppercorns
3 tbsps distilled white vinegar
2 tsps extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp dry mustard
Salt & fresh-ground pepper
4 artichokes (each about 4 in. wide; 3 lb. total)

Directions

Step #1 Fill a 6- to 8-quart pan halfway with water.
Step #2 Add vinegar & peppercorns; bring to a boil over high heat.
Step #3 Meanwhile, slice about 1 inch off tops of artichokes; discard tips.
Step #4 Trim stems flush with bottoms.
Step #5 Pull off & discard small leaves from bottoms.
Step #6 With scissors, cut thorny tips from remaining outer leaves.
Step #7 Add artichokes to water & let simmer, covered, until bottoms pierce easily, 30 to 35 mins; drain.
Step #8 While artichokes cook, make lemonnaise.
Step #9 In a mixer or food processor/blender (a mixer produces the best results), oil, whirl tofu, lemon juice, & mustard until smooth.
Step #10 Spice up with salt & pepper.
Step #11 (If making ahead, chill airtight up to 1 day; stir before using.
Step #12 ) Serve artichokes with sauce for dipping.
Step #13 Varying your dunk sauce: For variations on lemmonaise (step 4 above), add ingredients to the basic recipe & whirl in a mixer or food processor/blender until smooth.
Step #14 Aioli: Add 1 clove minced garlic.
Step #15 Caper-anchovy sauce: Add 2 tsps drained capers & 1 1/2 tsps anchovy paste.
Step #16 Chili-cilantro sauce: Instead of lemon juice, use 4 tsps lime juice.
Step #17 Add 1/2 to 1 stemmed fresh serrano chili & 1/3 c packed fresh cilantro.
Step #18 Dried-tomato sauce: Add 1/4 c dried tomato halves (not oil-packed).
Step #19 Green sauce: Add 1 c each lightly packed spinach leaves & parsley, & 1/2 c sliced green onions.
Step #20 Madeira sauce: Add 2 tbsps each madeira & minced chives.
Step #21 Orange-coriander sauce: Use only 1 tbsp lemon juice.
Step #22 Add 4 tsps orange juice & 1/2 tsp each ground coriander & grated orange peel.
Step #23 Tamari-sesame sauce: Substitute Asian (toasted) sesame oil for olive oil.
Step #24 Add 1 1/2 tsps tamari.
Step #25 Nutritional analysis per serving with lemonnaise.
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