Brindisi-style artichokes

Brindisi-style artichokes

Main dishes

Globe artichokes, violets, stuffed with breadcrumbs, olives, capers, and mint, cooked in parchment paper on a potato slice.

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A recipe from Puglia: each artichoke, opened and filled with a mint, olive, and caper filling, is cooked in parchment paper on a thick slice of potato. It is then served closed, still in its paper wrapping.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.82 $0.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.43
  • $0.35
  • $0.09
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $0.22
  • $0.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the globe artichokes: cut off the stem and remove only the outermost layer of leaves. ≈ 8 min
  2. Prepare the filling: mix the breadcrumbs (1 tablespoon per artichoke), chopped onion and garlic, chopped olives, mint, capers, oil, salt, pepper, and chili flakes. For a more intense flavor, add 4 anchovies, chopped. ≈ 4 min
  3. On a square of aluminum foil, place a 1 cm thick potato slice, then an artichoke heart, with its leaves spread out, to fill it with the filling. ≈ 10 min
  4. Close the plastic wrap to prevent the vegetables from drying out. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 30 minutes. Open the parchment paper and use a fork to check if the potato and the artichoke heart are cooked through.
  6. Serve the globe artichokes in their closed wrapping, or in a shallow dish. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Brindisi-style artichokes

  • Two large yellow-fleshed apples$1.43
  • 8 tablespoons of bread crumbs$0.35
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.09
  • ½ yellow or red onion$0.10
  • 2 tablespoons of pickled capers$0.04
  • A few sprigs of mint$0.22
  • olive oil, salt, and pepper$0.59

Total$2.82

that's $0.71 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 8 globe artichoke violets (from Puglia or Sardinia)
  • Two large yellow-fleshed apples
  • 8 tablespoons of bread crumbs
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • ½ yellow or red onion
  • 12 olives
  • 2 tablespoons of pickled capers
  • A few sprigs of mint
  • A pinch of hot pepper
  • 4 anchovies (optional)
  • olive oil, salt, and pepper

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