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VeganVixen
03-30-2005, 10:06 PM
Can artichokes or theyre hearts be eaten raw???
Wendy
03-30-2005, 10:08 PM
Highly doubt it. But, I'd like to see someone try! :)
DotfromOz
03-30-2005, 10:22 PM
Sure ain't gonna be me without some pretty powerful marinade for that baby.

About as appealing as trying to pet a porcupine, I'd say.
VeganVixen
03-30-2005, 10:30 PM
weelll I dared myself -my mom bought them a while back and wasnt going to use them-shes busier than she thinks,lol, so I took that dare and pulled all of the leaves out down to the heart and tried a small leaf -it was tough and nasty -lol I SPIT IT OUT IMMEDIATLEY!!!!
tracyinfo
03-31-2005, 09:22 AM
Maybe the hearts of the artichoke are okay? Yes, I would imagine the leaves are pretty tough. Next time I go to the store, I will buy an artichoke and cut it all up, take the heart of it out and do some tasting.

-Tracy
VeganVixen
03-31-2005, 01:58 PM
you can try ,but Imust warn you the heart is pretty inedible
karotw
03-31-2005, 02:05 PM
I haven't tried artichokes raw, but wondering if maybe taking the artichoke heart and adding it to a few other raw veggies and putting it all into the blender for a raw soup or a dip might work?

I'll have to give this a try. . .
vegangelist
03-31-2005, 05:20 PM
yeah, or what about marinating them for long time in oil/vinegar/spice marinade? like in the jars, without the cooking. i do so love artichokes. i just find it hard to believe that a loving God would make artichokes so darned yummy if they were not meant to be eaten somehow :confused:

kristi
VeganVixen
03-31-2005, 05:36 PM
possibly ve ,like a pickle or something??? the dip idea might work also..they are so yummy in the jars....mmmm :::::mouth is watering:::::
tracyinfo
03-31-2005, 07:27 PM
Well, I went out and bought an artichoke. I cut off the leaves, scraped out the choke and then cut the heart in two. One half is marinating in some olive oil and salt. The other half I threw in the food processor and made a carrot, avocado dip with a little parsley thrown in. You could barely taste the artichoke, but it was good.

So, it is edible raw! It was a lot of work though, just to get a little bit of edible raw! Once the other half has hopefully softened a little from the oil, I will get back and report.

-Tracy
VeganVixen
04-01-2005, 01:26 AM
thanks for doing that - I will try with my other artichokes