Baked Artichokes

Adapted from Home Cooking the Costco Way

Dal gets to claim these artichokes cuz he made them as part of my Mother's Day meal. They turned out to be delicious! You can easily bake more than one artichoke at a time for larger crowds. Just increase the ingredients as needed.

Ingredients:

1 whole artichoke, rinsed and trimmed

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt (or preferred dry seasoning)

2 fresh garlic cloves, quartered

2 squares aluminum foil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread artichoke petals open to season. Between the petals, drizzle olive oil, sprinkle salt and stuff garlic pieces. Tightly double wrap and seal the seasoned artichoke with foil. Place the foil-wrapped artichoke in the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before unwrapping the artichoke.