Summer Crudités With Bagna Cauda

Serves: 5

Ally Shanahan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

49

Sweetness

52

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Combine garlic and oil in a small saucepan and cook over low heat, shaking pan occasionally, until garlic is golden and very tender, 15–20 minutes

2

(Reduce heat if garlic is browning too quickly

3

) Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a cutting board and mash to a paste

4

Add anchovies and walnuts to garlic oil and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until anchovies disintegrate and walnuts are golden brown, 5–8 minutes

5

Remove from heat, stir in garlic paste, and season with salt and pepper

6

Transfer bagna cauda to a shallow dish

7

Squeeze 3 lemon halves into a bowl of cold water

8

Working one at a time, remove several layers of tough outer leaves from artichokes to reveal tender light-green leaves

9

Trim stem and peel with a vegetable peeler

10

Cut off top third from artichokes, then halve lengthwise and transfer to lemon water

11

Cook artichokes in a large pot of boiling salted water until a knife slides easily through outer leaves, 5–8 minutes

12

Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl of ice water and let sit until cold, about 5 minutes

13

Drain and pat dry

14

Meanwhile, return water in pot to a boil and cook eggs 8 minutes

15

Drain and transfer eggs to a fresh bowl of ice water; let sit until cold, about 5 minutes

16

Drain, peel, then cut in half

17

Arrange eggs and all vegetables on a platter

18

Season with salt and pepper and squeeze remaining lemon half over

19

Serve with bagna cauda for dipping

20

Combine garlic and oil in a small saucepan and cook over low heat, shaking pan occasionally, until garlic is golden and very tender, 15–20 minutes

21

(Reduce heat if garlic is browning too quickly

22

) Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a cutting board and mash to a paste

23

Add anchovies and walnuts to garlic oil and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until anchovies disintegrate and walnuts are golden brown, 5–8 minutes

24

Remove from heat, stir in garlic paste, and season with salt and pepper

25

Transfer bagna cauda to a shallow dish

26

Squeeze 3 lemon halves into a bowl of cold water

27

Working one at a time, remove several layers of tough outer leaves from artichokes to reveal tender light-green leaves

28

Trim stem and peel with a vegetable peeler

29

Cut off top third from artichokes, then halve lengthwise and transfer to lemon water

30

Cook artichokes in a large pot of boiling salted water until a knife slides easily through outer leaves, 5–8 minutes

31

Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl of ice water and let sit until cold, about 5 minutes

32

Drain and pat dry

33

Meanwhile, return water in pot to a boil and cook eggs 8 minutes

34

Drain and transfer eggs to a fresh bowl of ice water; let sit until cold, about 5 minutes

35

Drain, peel, then cut in half

36

Arrange eggs and all vegetables on a platter

37

Season with salt and pepper and squeeze remaining lemon half over

38

Serve with bagna cauda for dipping