Olive Artichoke Dip Recipes

ARTICHOKE AND GREEN OLIVE DIP

Steps:

• Drain artichoke hearts and rinse in cool water.
• Pat them dry with paper towels and place in a food processor with olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
• Puree until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl and stir in green olives.
• Season with pepper to taste.
• Chill at least 2 hours.
• Before serving, stir in the chopped parsley.

OLIVE GARDEN SPINACH & ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Artichoke Preparation:.
• TRIM off stems and dry leaf ends.
• BOIL artichokes in 3 quarts water with 1 tsp salt and lemon juice for 30 minutes.
• COOL artichokes. Clean, peel, remove center "choke" (the hairy part) and slice artichoke.
• FOLLOW Dip Preparation steps below.
• Dip Preparation:.
• MIX all ingredients in a large bowl, except bread and extra virgin olive oil.
• COAT a large non-stick baking pan with pan spray; fill pan with mixture. Bake at 325ºF for about 25 minutes or until bubbling and center is hot.
• DRIZZLE both sides of bread with extra virgin olive oil. Grill bread on both sides.
• SPRINKLE top of heated dip with parmesan cheese. Serve hot with grilled bread.

ARTICHOKE & OLIVE DIP

Steps:

• Put the artichokes, olives, pine nuts, Parmesan and lemon juice into a food processor and whizz to a rough paste. Can be made up to a day ahead and chilled. When ready to serve, put into a bowl, swirl the reserved oil from the artichokes over the top and finish with the remaining olive. If made ahead, bring it to room temperature about an hour before serving to let the flavours develop.

OLIVE ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Transfer to an ungreased 1-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Serve with bread or chips.