Artichoke Red Pepper Appetizer Recipes

ARTICHOKE & RED PEPPER APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place cheeses and parsley in food processor container; cover. Process until smooth.
• Add artichokes and red peppers; process briefly just until blended. Spread 1 tsp. of the cheese mixture onto each cracker. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until hot and bubbly. Serve warm.

MEDITERRANEAN ARTICHOKE AND RED PEPPER ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the artichokes, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, feta cheese, green onions and pesto until blended. Spread 1/4 cup mixture over each tortilla; top with red peppers and roll up tightly., Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° until heated through, 12-15 minutes. Cut into thirds. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream and chives. Serve with rolls.

HOT ROASTED RED PEPPER AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
• Stir in roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, and about half the mozzarella cheese.
• Pour mixture into a slow cooker.
• Sprinkled the remaining mozzarella on top.
• Cook on Low until cheese is melted and the dip is bubbly, 2 to 3 hours. Serve with Italian bread slices.

ARTICHOKE DIP WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pre heat oven to 350 F. Chop the artichokes coarsely. Set aside.
• In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise with the Parmesan cheese. Stir in the chopped artichokes, garlic powder, onion powder, and roasted red pepper.
• Spread the artichoke mixture in a pie plate or shallow 1-quart baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes. Serve the dip immediately or chill in the refrigerator for a cold dip. To reheat, place in a 350 F oven for about 10 minutes. Don't reheat in the microwave or the dip could separate.

ROASTED PEPPER AND ARTICHOKE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Brush the baguette slices with the olive oil and place on a baking sheet. Toast until crisp but still slightly tender on the inside, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, combine the artichoke marinade, artichokes and roasted red pepper and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
• Spoon the artichoke and pepper mixture on the toasted baguette slices. Drizzle each with a little bit of the marinade.

ARTICHOKE SPINACH DIP WITH ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat a gas or charcoal grill to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add all the ingredients, except the chips, and mix well. Transfer to a 9 by 9-inch foil baking pan and cover with aluminum foil. Put on the grill over indirect heat (350 degrees F is ideal) and cook for 15 minutes, turning every 5 minutes, to keep the heat even. Carefully remove from the grill and serve with the chips.

ARTICHOKE-RED PEPPER TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine oil, vinegar, mustard, sugar and seasoned salt; cover and shake well. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

ARTICHOKES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER VELVET

Steps:

• Pour vinegar into small bowl. Cut stems and top 1 1/2 inches off artichokes. Peel away tough bottom outer leaves from artichokes. Dip cut surfaces of artichokes into vinegar.
• Cook artichokes in large pot of boiling salted water until knife pierces base easily, turning occasionally, about 30 minutes. Remove artichokes and cool.
• Gently open top of each artichoke, spreading leaves. Holding artichoke with 1 hand, gently twist out center cone of artichoke leaves with other hand. Reserve cone. Using melon baller, scoop out choke. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill artichokes and cones separately.)
• Place artichokes on plates. Place cones pointed side down in center of artichokes. Spoon 1 tablespoon Roasted Red Pepper Velvet atop each cone. Sprinkle with herbes de Provence. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

STUFFED ARTICHOKES WITH RED PEPPER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cut off stems of artichokes with a stainless-steel knife and discard. Break off tough outer leaves and cut off top fourth of artichokes. Snip off tips of leaves with scissors and rub cut edges with lemon half.
• In a 4-quart microwave-safe glass bowl with a lid arrange artichokes, bottoms up, and add water. Microwave at high power (100%), covered, 10 minutes, or until bases are tender, and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• While artichokes are cooking, in a small heavy saucepan cook 1/4 cup of bell pepper, onion, and garlic in 1 tablespoon of oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. In a bowl stir together vegetables, bread crumbs, scallion, cheese, thyme, cayenne, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of remaining oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pull out centers of artichokes, leaving bases intact, and scrape out chokes with a small spoon. Spread leaves of artichokes gently and stuff each artichoke with some of stuffing, filling centers and spaces between leaves.
• Arrange artichokes in a baking dish just large enough to hold them and add enough water to cover bottom of dish. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of remaining oil over artichokes and bake 12 minutes.
• In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, remaining tablespoon oil, remaining 2 tablespoons bell pepper, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve artichokes with vinaigrette spooned around them.

ROASTED RED PEPPER ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients well.
• Bake at 350 until lightly browned, about 25 minutes.
• Serve with crackers or pita chips.

ARTICHOKE & ROASTED RED PEPPER SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER

Steps:

• Halve cooked artichokes lengthwise; scoop out center petals and fuzzy centers. Remove outer leaves and reserve to garnish salad; or refrigerate to use for snacks another time. Thinly slice hearts. Cover; set aside.
• Place whole bell peppers under preheated broiler; broil under high heat until charred on all sides, turning frequently with tongs. Carefully remove from oven with tongs; place in a paper bag for 15 minutes to steam skins. Carefully remove peppers from bag; remove seeds and ribs. Strip off skins; slice peppers into julienne strips.
• Prepare Dressing: In blender or food processor container, place 1/4 of the bell pepper strips, vinegars, garlic, basil, rosemary. Cover and process until well blended and nearly smooth.
• Assemble Salads: Arrange reserved cooked artichoke leaves or lettuce leaves on 8 salad plates. Arrange sliced artichoke hearts, remaining 3/4 of the bell pepper strips, red onion and olive slices on artichoke or lettuce leaves.
• Spoon dressing over salads. Makes 8 salads.

ARTICHOKE, ROASTED RED PEPPER AND GOAT CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spread flour on rolling pin. Place puff pastry sheet on piece of cooking parchment paper; roll into 11x10-inch rectangle. Keep pastry on parchment; transfer to large cookie sheet. Score dough 1/2 inch from edge all the way around. Poke all over with fork. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat Goat Cheese Spread ingredients with whisk. In small bowl, mix bell pepper, artichoke hearts, arugula, Parmesan cheese, olive oil and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• Drop goat cheese mixture by dollops evenly over center of tart, on top of hot dough; let stand 1 minute. Spread cheese mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges. Top with pepper and artichoke mixture, followed by pine nuts. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.