Last Updated on November 13, 2019 by Chef Mireille
As a freelance chef, I often work for an agency when I am in between jobs. The agency usually sends me to high end corporate and hotel events as they are the only ones who can afford the rate for additional culinary staff. When I get there, it’s always a guessing game what I’ll be asked to do. It could be as simple as making sandwiches or plating already prepared food for gourmet presentation. It could be slicing meat at a carving station during an event. Sometimes, I am just given a printed recipe and asked to make it. This is my favorite task because if it turns out I find the recipe delicious, I then take a photo of the recipe and now have a new one to my collection.
This is how I came up with this recipe. Although it wasn’t used as a dip, but the base for a savory appetizer tart with a few personal adjustments, I thought it would easily be transformed into a delicious sauce for my BM theme this week of using one sauce in different ways.
Don’t forget to come back to see how this is transformed into a delicious sauce for the other two BM recipes this week!
Artichoke Cream Dip
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Yield: approximately 3 cups
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions
- 13.75 oz. canned artichokes, drained
- several sprigs of thyme
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 oz. goat cheese
- 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped tarragon
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Brush 2 tablespoons of the olive oil on bottom of cookie sheet. Place onions, artichokes and thyme on cookie sheet and toss.
Roast in oven for 30 minutes, tossing ingredients halfway through cooking time. Remove thyme stems. Leave to cool.
Meanwhile heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small skillet. Pan roast garlic until golden brown.
Combine garlic with onion-artichoke mix in a food processor and process until chopped very fine.
Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer. Add mayonnaise, cream cheese, Parmesan and goat cheese. Using the paddle attachment, mix until thoroughly combined. Add herbs and mix until thoroughly combined.
Notes: DO NOT ADD SALT. With all the cheese in this, no additional salt is necessary.
This is meant to be used right away. Once refrigerated, the goat cheese will firm up, causing the dip to become quite thick. If you want to make for later use, add 3/4 cup of heavy cream.
Artichoke Cream Dip
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions
- 13.75 oz. canned artichokes drained
- sprigs of fresh thyme
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 oz. goat cheese
- 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped tarragon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Brush 2 tablespoons of the olive oil on bottom of cookie sheet. Place onions, artichokes and thyme on cookie sheet and toss.
- Roast in oven for 30 minutes, tossing ingredients halfway through cooking time. Remove thyme stems. Leave to cool.
- Meanwhile heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small skillet. Pan roast garlic until golden brown.
- Combine garlic with onion-artichoke mix in a food processor and process until chopped very fine.
- Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer. Add mayonnaise, cream cheese, Parmesan and goat cheese. Using the paddle attachment, mix until thoroughly combined. Add herbs and mix until thoroughly combined.
Notes
It’s herbaceous and smoky.
Perfect with chips or veggies. It’s barbecue season. Bring it for the next potluck BBQ.
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Been a while i cooked with artichoke, dip looks prefect to have with anything.
The dip looks creamy and delicious.
Dip looks very nice. Something new and looks delicious
I heart your work Mir, and this dip sounds fantastic!
That is such a flavorful dip Mir! Lovely pick for the theme 🙂
The Dip looks delicious.Waiting to see the next …
I remember you telling us about this dip and I was waiting for you to post this recipe Mir. It looks so creamy & delicious.
The dip looks interesting, though it will be hard to get some of the ingredients here.
The dip looks marvelous! I can get couple of more servings of vegetables inside the kids.
Delicious dip there.
So this is the dip you once told us about. Looks delicious!!