Artichokes With Jalapeno Mayonnaise

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 medium artichokes
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 egg
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 jalapeno, stemmed,seeded and minced (use rubber gloves!)
• 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 3/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 trim artichokes,removing stem and tough outer leaves.
• 2 trim top.
• 3 rub cut edges with lemon half.
• 4 cut lemon into slices and place in bottom of steamer.
• 5 fill steamer with water.
• 6 place artichokes in steamer basket and steam until tender and leaf can be pulled away from choke (about 15 minutes) transfer to plate and allow to cool.
• 7 combine egg,lemon juice,vinegar,salt and pepper in blender container.
• 8 puree until smooth.
• 9 gradually add olive oil,drop by drop,and then in a steady stream with the motor running until thick,about 2-3 minutes.
• 10 transfer to small bowl and refrigerate.
• 11 arrange artichokes on serving plate,pull leaves away from the heart and arrange like flower petals around heart.
• 12 top heart with a dollpo of the mayonnaise.