Turkish-Style Artichoke Bottoms Recipe

What's your favorite way to eat artichokes? Do you like them the french waysteamed whole with melted butter for dipping the leaves? Or do you prefer them italian-stylepickled and seasoned artichoke hearts to put in your salads, pizza, and antipasti?If you love artichokes and are looking for new and different ways to prepare them, try them the turkish way. In turkey, you not only eat the leaves or the hearts of the artichoke, but you also eat the entire bottom of the vegetable. This way you get more artichoke flavor punch per artichoke. Artichoke bottoms turkish-style is a spectacular dish eaten alone, as an alternative to salad, or the traditional turkish way as a part of a larger line-up of meze, or starters served before the main meal. The light flavors and seasoning with fresh dill weed accent rather than overpower the delicate flavor of the artichoke. This recipe makes a wonderful dish for company. You can prepare it beforehand, and it looks beautiful on the plate. Once you learn how to cut and peel the artichoke, preparation is easy. Artichokes are very nutritious, low in calories, carbs, and fat and high in fiber and vitamin c among other healthy nutrients. This recipe is also great for vegetarians and vegans.