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This amazing Artichoke Heart Salad with roasted red peppers, capers, red onion, and basil is a perfect party dish for artichoke fans! And artichokes are high in fiber, so this salad is relatively low in net carbs; enjoy!
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I’m a life-long fan of artichokes, and this amazing Artichoke Hearts Salad is my idea of the perfect dish to make for a special meal or to take to a party. The salad has artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and capers, and you can add finely diced red onion and some basil for a garnish if you like. But it’s the roasted artichoke hearts that make this salad so much of a wow.
You can make the artichoke salad ahead and chill, or it can sit for hours at room temperature, which makes it perfect for summer entertaining, but I can also imagine this salad served warm on a buffet at a holiday party. And I bet this is going to disappear pretty quickly no matter who you serve it to!
What ingredients do you need?
What kind of artichoke hearts can you use?
I love to use the large whole Artichoke Hearts packed in water (affiliate link) to make this salad. But they are a somewhat pricey ingredient and you can use cut artichoke hearts in water or frozen artichokes if you find some that are more budget friendly. I haven’t made this with marinated artichoke hearts packed in oil, and I don’t think they would be as good unless you really like the flavor of the pickled artichoke hearts.
Please don’t skip the capers in this Artichoke Heart Salad!
One ingredient I love in this salad is capers, and if you’re a caper fan, you might even increase the amount of capers! Capers are the small, buds of a plant that grows in the Mediterranean, with a lemony flavor similar to green olives, and I think they’re delicious no matter what you use them in.
Want more tasty ideas for artichokes?
Check out Amazing Low-Carb Recipes with Artichokes to find lots more ideas for using this interesting and tasty vegetable!
How to Make Artichoke Heart Salad:
(Scroll down for complete recipe including nutritional information.)
- I used these artichoke hearts packed in water but you can also use thawed frozen artichoke hearts. Drain them well in a colander.
- Toss artichoke hearts with olive oil, salt, and fresh ground pepper while you preheat the oven to 350F/190C.
- Then roast artichoke hearts for 20 minutes. (I wondered if this step was necessary until I smelled the artichokes as they roasted!)
- While artichokes roast, drain the roasted red pepper well in a colander placed in the sink, then dice the peppers.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients. (I have made this dressing with chopped fresh basil and used the food processor, but it was so easy to make it with pesto.)
- Assemble the finely chopped red onion (if using), diced roasted red peppers, capers, and chopped basil (if using).
- I used my Herb Scissors (affiliate link) to make thin strips of fresh basil, which was really good in the salad.
- When artichokes are roasted, toss the hot artichoke hearts and diced red peppers with most of the dressing mixture.
- Add capers and chopped red onion, and more dressing as desired.
- Then stir in the chopped or sliced basil.
- Season to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve, garnishing with a bit more sliced or chopped basil if desired.
Make it a Meal:
This tasty Artichoke Heart Salad would be great with something like Slow Cooked Salmon, Air Fryer Salmon with Mustard-Herb Sauce, Chile Mustard Pork Kabobs, or Grilled Lamb Chops.
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Ingredients
Ingredients
- two 14 oz. cans artichoke hearts packed in water (see notes)
- 1 T extra virgin olive oil
- salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 12 oz. jar roasted red pepper
- 3 T capers (see notes)
- 3 T finely chopped red onion (probably optional, but good)
- freshly chopped or sliced basil for garnish (optional)
Basil Dressing Ingredients
- 2 T finely minced red onion)
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- 2 T fresh lemon juice
- 1 T white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (see notes)
- 1 tsp Spike Seasoning (or other all-purpose seasoning blend)
- fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350F/175C.
- Drain artichoke hearts well in a colander.
- Toss the drained artichoke hearts with 1 T olive oil, salt, and fresh ground pepper.
- Then roast the artichoke hearts for 20 minutes. (This adds a lot of flavor so I don’t recommend skipping the roasting step.)
- While artichokes are roasting, drain the jar of roasted red pepper well in a colander placed in the sink, then dice the peppers.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients.
- Assemble the finely chopped red onion (if using), diced roasted red peppers, capers, and chopped or sliced basil (if using).
- When artichokes are roasted, toss the hot artichoke hearts and diced red peppers with most of the dressing mixture.
- Add capers and chopped red onion, and more dressing to moisten the ingredients to your liking.
- Then stir in the chopped or sliced basil and serve.
- Season to taste with more salt and fresh-ground black pepper if desired. You can garnish with a bit more sliced basil if you’d like.
Notes
You can also use a similar amount of frozen artichoke hearts if that’s what you have.
Next time I might use even more capers.
This salad can also be chilled and served cold. You may want to stir in a bit more dressing before you serve it after the salad has been chilled.
Recipe adapted from a recipe by Ina Garten.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 289Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 400mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 9gSugar: 4gProtein: 5g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low- Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Artichoke Hearts do have some carbs but they are high in fiber, and this Artichoke Heart Salad would be good for low-carb diets or for the original South Beach Diet.
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