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Artichoke Pesto
A Gourmet Pesto in Minutes!

Artichoke pesto! What a great gourmet treat that takes minutes to make. You can use it as a pasta sauce or a dip at your next party. Serve it on a crusty piece of Italian bread or make a Artichoke spread for bruchetta.

Artichokes or Carcaciofi in Italian, is grown all over the South of Italy in addition to the luscious lemons so typical to Southern agriculture. I love them and when I lived in Italy I could easily spend my lunch time picking away at these beautiful, leafy and edible flowers.

You can make this pesto recipe with grilled or steamed artichokes but I try to find a artichoke heart in oil. I have been able to find them in Wholefoods or you can use them in a can but not to use the marinated artichoke hearts.

1 cup artichoke hearts in Oil
2 large garlic cloves
cup fresh basil
1 tbsp lemon juice
tsp lemon rind grated
salt and pepper to taste and Olive Oil to taste

Put all the ingredients except the Olive oil into a food processor and blend until smooth but textured. You don't want it mushy. It looks and taste much better when it has some texture to it.

Once it's blended place in a bowl and drizzle Olive Oil until it's at the consistency you like. Not to Oily though.