Artichoke Heart Salad

This amazing Artichoke Heart Salad with roasted red peppers, capers, red onion, and fresh basil is a perfect party dish for artichoke fans! And this recipe is a good reason to buy one of those basil plants that show up in grocery stores in the spring!

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This amazing Artichoke Hearts Salad is my idea of the perfect dish to make for a special meal or a party, and I’m a life-long fan of artichokes! This salad has artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and capers, with finely diced red onion and sliced basil bumping up the flavors. But it’s the roasted artichoke hearts that make this salad so much of a wow.

You can make the artichoke salad ahead and chill, or it can sit for hours at room temperature. That which makes it perfect for summer entertaining, but I can also imagine this salad served warm on a buffet at a holiday party.

I bet this is going to disappear pretty quickly no matter who you serve it to! If you’re also enthusiastic about artichoke hearts, I hope you make it soon.

What ingredients do you need?

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• frozen artichoke hearts or canned Artichoke Hearts packed in water (affiliate link)
• extra virgin Olive Oil (affiliate link)
• salt and fresh ground black pepper
• Roasted Red Peppers in a jar (affiliate link)
• Capers (affiliate link)
• finely chopped red onion (optional)
• Basil Pesto (affiliate link)
• fresh-squeezed lemon juice, I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice
• White Wine Vinegar (affiliate link)
• Dijon mustard (affiliate link)
• Spike Seasoning (affiliate link)
• chopped or sliced fresh basil for garnish (optional)

What types of artichoke hearts can you use?

I love to use the large whole Artichoke Hearts packed in water (affiliate link) to make this salad. But they’re a somewhat pricey ingredient and you can use cut artichoke hearts in water or frozen artichokes if you find some that are more budget friendly. I haven’t made this with marinated artichoke hearts packed in oil, and I don’t think they would be as good unless you really like the flavor of the pickled artichoke hearts.

Please don’t skip the capers in this Artichoke Heart Salad!

One ingredient I love in this salad is capers, and if you’re a caper fan, you might even increase the amount! Capers are the small, buds of a plant that grows in the Mediterranean, with a lemony flavor similar to green olives, and I think they’re delicious no matter what you use them in.

How high in carbs is the Artichoke Heart Salad?

This tasty party salad has 13 net carbs per serving, with 5 grams of protein!

How to Make Artichoke Heart Salad:

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1. I used canned artichoke hearts packed in water but you can also use thawed frozen artichoke hearts. Drain them well in a colander.
2. Toss artichoke hearts with olive oil, salt, and fresh ground pepper while you preheat oven to 350F/190C.
3. Then roast artichoke hearts for 20 minutes. (I wondered if this step was necessary until I smelled the artichokes as they roasted!)
4. While artichokes roast, drain roasted red pepper well in a colander placed in the sink, then dice peppers.
5. Mix together the dressing ingredients. (I’ve made this dressing with chopped fresh basil and used the food processor, but it was so easy to make it with pesto.) 
6. Assemble the finely chopped red onion (if using), diced roasted red peppers, capers, and strips of fresh basil (if using).
7. I used my Herb Scissors (affiliate link) to make thin strips of fresh basil, which were perfect in the salad.
8. When artichokes are roasted, toss hot artichoke hearts and diced red peppers with most of the dressing mixture.
9. Add capers and chopped red onion, and more dressing as desired.
10. Then stir in the chopped or sliced basil.
11. Season the salad to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve, garnishing with a bit more basil if desired.

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

This tasty Artichoke Heart Salad would be great for a special meal with one of these main dishes:

• Slow Roasted Salmon with Butter, Garlic, Capers, and Lemon
• Rosemary Mustard Grilled Chicken
• Green Beans and Shrimp Sheet Pan Meal
• Grilled Lamb Chops
• Instant Pot Balsamic Pork Roast

Want more tasty ideas for artichokes?

Check out Amazing Recipes with Artichokes to find lots more ideas for using this interesting and tasty vegetable!

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Yield: 6 servings

Artichoke Heart Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

This Artichoke Heart Salad is a perfect party dish for artichoke fans! The salad can be served hot, at room temperature, or cold.

Ingredients

Ingredients

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• two 14 oz. cans artichoke hearts packed in water (see notes)
• 1 T extra virgin olive oil
• salt and fresh ground black pepper
• 12 oz. jar roasted red pepper
• 3 T capers (see notes)
• 3 T finely chopped red onion (probably optional, but good)
• freshly chopped or sliced basil for garnish (optional)

Basil Dressing Ingredients

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• 2 T finely minced red onion)
• 1/4 cup basil pesto
• 2 T fresh lemon juice
• 1 T white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (see notes)
• 1 tsp Spike Seasoning (or other all-purpose seasoning blend)
• fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350F/175C.
2. Drain artichoke hearts well in a colander.
3. Toss the drained artichoke hearts with 1 T olive oil, salt, and fresh ground pepper.
4. Then roast the artichoke hearts for 20 minutes. (This adds a lot of flavor so I don't recommend skipping the roasting step.)
5. While artichokes are roasting, drain the jar of roasted red pepper well in a colander placed in the sink, then dice the peppers.

1. Mix together the dressing ingredients.
2. Assemble the finely chopped red onion (if using), diced roasted red peppers, capers, and chopped or sliced basil (if using).
3. When artichokes are roasted, toss the hot artichoke hearts and diced red peppers with most of the dressing mixture.
4. Add capers and chopped red onion, and more dressing to moisten the ingredients to your liking.
5. Then stir in the chopped or sliced basil and serve.
6. Season the Artichoke Heart Salad to taste with more salt and fresh-ground black pepper if desired. You can garnish with a bit more sliced basil if you'd like.

Notes

You can also use a similar amount of frozen artichoke hearts if that's what you have.

Next time I might use even more capers.

This salad can also be chilled and served cold. You may want to stir in a bit more dressing before you serve it after the salad has been chilled.

Recipe adapted from a recipe by Ina Garten.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 289Total Fat 23gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 19gCholesterol 0mgSodium 400mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 9gSugar 4gProtein 5g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low- Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Artichoke Hearts do have some carbs but they’re high in fiber, and Salad would be good for low-carb diets or for the original South Beach Diet.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
The recipe for a salad with artichoke hearts was posted on my site many years ago, after a friend brought it to a party at my little house in Salt Lake. The photos were updated in 2022, and it was last updated with more information in 2026.