Artichoke Hearts à La Grècque

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 25 ml olive oil (for dressing, 2 tablespoons)
• 50 ml olive oil (3 tablespoons)
• 15 ml wine vinegar (1 tablespoon)
• 10 ml tomato puree (2 tablespoons)
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped or 1 1/2 teaspoons basil, fresh, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 175 g button onions, skinned (6 oz)
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 225 g button mushrooms, wiped (8oz)
• 2 (400 g) cans artichoke hearts (14oz)

Recipe

• 1 make the dressing by combining 2 tablespoons of the olive oil with the vinegar, tomato purée, thyme(or basil), salt and pepper and whisking well.
• 2 blanch the onions in boiling water for 5 minutes and drain well.
• 3 heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add the blanched onions and sugar and cook for several minutes.
• 4 add the mushrooms and toss over a high heat for 30 seconds- to one minute.
• 5 add the mushroom mixture to the dressing, then add the artichoke hearts and mix well.
• 6 cover and chill before serving.