Walnut Free Steamed Artichoke Hearts with Lemon & Garlic
Bright, garlicky, and impossibly simple, this steamed artichoke heart dish is the kind of side that makes a weeknight dinner feel a little more special. Canned artichoke hearts do the heavy lifting here, so there's no wrestling with whole artichokes — just drain, halve, and steam until perfectly tender. The real magic happens in the small skillet, where thinly sliced garlic slowly softens in olive oil until it's golden at the edges and deeply fragrant, then gets lifted with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. That warm garlic-lemon oil gets spooned right over the artichokes, turning a humble pantry ingredient into something that tastes genuinely restaurant-worthy. Every ingredient in this recipe is naturally free from tree nuts, so there's no label-scanning or substitution required — just clean, straightforward cooking. A scatter of fresh parsley and an extra lemon wedge on the side round it out beautifully, whether you're serving it as a starter or alongside grilled fish or chicken.
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4 servings
- 2 cans (14 oz each) artichoke hearts in water, drained and halved
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (optional)
For serving
- lemon wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Fill a large saucepan with about 1 inch of water and set a steamer basket inside. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat.
- 2
Arrange the drained, halved artichoke hearts in a single layer in the steamer basket. Cover and steam for 8–10 minutes, until heated through and tender when pierced with a fork.
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