I was 'making it up as I went' in the kitchen the other day. My kids absolute quiver with excitement when I tell them that. They hover around and insist on helping out in the creative process. This was no exception.
I had a hankering for that warm creamy spinach garlic dip you can get as an appetizer at some resturants, but no desire to go out and find some.
So, I hit the fridge and come up with something remarkably like the resturant stuff for a small fraction of the price!
Creamy Spinach Garlic Dip
Start with a 10 oz. bag of fresh, washed spinach. Stuff it into the food processor, a about 1/3 at a time. Pulse the processor to mince the spinach. Add more as what is in the processor gets minced.
When all the spinach is minced add 2 blocks of cream cheese (low fat is fine, but not fat free), as much minced garlic as you like (we like A LOT!, like 1/4C!), 2T of red wine vineagar, onion powder and a generous does of parmesean cheese.
Whirl it all around in the processor until it is all well blended. You may need to scrape down the sides a couple of times. This makes a very generous portion of dip.
You can gently warm this on the stove, over very low heat, stirring frequently, in the microwave or in the oven.
I actually spread this on ciabatta bread, topped it with pepperoni and toasted it all in the oven. The kids fought over the last piece!
2 comments:
Yummy! I'll bet it tastes awesome heated up. We're going to start a rotating poker game with some couples from church -- I think I'll serve this when it's my turn to host, maybe with some pre-cooked drumsticks. Thanks!
Sounds really yummy. Now we just need a food processor...
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