Instructions: Roast the head of garlic by preheating your oven to 325 degrees. Cut the top off of a head of garlic and cut the bottom (the root end) so that the garlic will sit flat. Remove most of the papery skin from the garlic, but leave just enough to hold the garlic together. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the garlic, then place it in a small oven-safe casserole dish. Cover it with a lid or aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour or until the garlic begins to brown.

While the garlic is roasting prepare the tomato relish by combining all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Stir well, then cover and refrigerate until needed.

Prepare the artichoke by cutting about an inch off the top with a sharp knife. Use scissors to clip the thorny tips off of all the outer leaves so no one gets poked. Cut the artichoke in half down through the middle, then bring some water to a boil in a large saucepan to steam the artichokes.

The water should be a couple inches deep in the pan, but not so much as to cover the artichokes. If you have a steamer, that will work as well. When the water is simmering, add the artichokes, cover, and steam for 40 to 45 minutes or until the artichoke is tender. Preheat your barbecue grill to high heat.

Squeeze about 1 tablespoon of roasted garlic from the head and combine it with the mayo, lemon juice and salt. Stir well.

When the steamed artichokes are cool enough to handle, use a spoon to scrape out the fuzzy choke inside each half. Brush melted butter over the entire surface of each steamed artichoke half and place each half, flat-side down on the preheated grill. Grill for 4 to 6 minutes or until dark charring marks appear on the face of each half.

Serve grilled-side up with Tomato Relish (strain the liquid from the relish before serving) and Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise on the side.

This recipe yields 2 servings as an appetizer.

Comments: For quite some time now Ive been searching for the chain restaurant with the best recipe for roasted artichokes, and I think Ive finally found it. The Cheesecake Factory came close there, but with roasted garlic mayonnaise and delicious tomato relish that comes alongside this dish, Claim Jumper takes the prize.

This recipe is for just one artichoke, but feel free to add another if more than a couple hungry mouths await. Just be sure to double up on the tomato relish.

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