Here in Chile I discovered that people eat them by dipping them in mayonnaise. In fact, many people here like to dip much of their food in mayonnaise. I realize that may not be the healthiest way to eat artichokes, but it sure is delicious.
I boiled these in water with a clove of garlic, lemon wedge and bay leaf. Today I used the water from the artichokes to make a really healthy cream of veggie soup. You know there are a ton of nutrients that are released into the water that you're cooking those fresh vegetables in, right? Here's a great article about which vegetable waters are good for using later as a soup stock. Should vegetable cooking water be saved? Vegetables with the least amount of pesticides or organics are always the best choices.
Do you have a recipe that uses vegetable water?
