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artichoke and spinach dip

Another one of my fav. recipes during my DETOX diet was this – Artichoke and Spinach dip. Its one of those 5 minute meals especially when you happen to have a canned artichoke hearts on hand. Few vegetable crudites and toasted wheat bread along with it actually made an excellent light lunch for me.  Such type of recipes are the ones which don’t make me feel that I am on a diet – even if its only DETOX. It hardly has any steps for me to show. The ingredients are approximate since you can change it to suit your taste preferences. Serve it as a light meal or as an appetizer, it is as healthy and wealthy as it can get. Now to the recipe

    Ingredient

  • about 10 artichoke hearts
  • handful of baby spinach ( or even normal spinach)- cleaned well and chopped coarsely
  • 1-2 small garlic cloves (as per taste)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder (or you can even use coriander-cumin powder)
  • Olive oil
  • pepper to taste
  • salt (optional)

Method

Clean the hearts well, if using canned ones

Artichoke Spinach Dip

Now add the rest of the ingredients (except olive oil ) to a blender

Artichoke Spinach Dip

run the blender and pour down Olive oil just enough to make it into a dip consistency.

Artichoke Spinach Dip

Serve with dry toast or with vegetable crudites. Wonderful finger food and all done in a jiffy! The kitchen is still clean at the end of it all :)

artichoke and spinach dip

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10 Responses to “Creamy Artichoke Spinach Dip”
  1. Wow, that looks awesome! Nice color and consistency!

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  3. Love the creamy dip. I usually get this dip from Costco. Will try this next time at home. sounds pretty simple!

  4. Hi DK,
    I have been an admirer of your blog for quite some time now!!! I LOVE your photographs and the diverse collection of recipes..and well you totally deserve the title of “baking queen”. I’m a novice at baking and hope to learn a lot from you. I recently statrted my blog, http://ambikaskitchen.blogspot.com, do stop by sometime.

    Best wishes,
    Ambika.

    Dear Ambika, your comment made my day :) Thanks for being so generous about me and Chef In You. Appreciate it a lot. I will surely visit your blog :)

  5. It’s a yummy dip and it looks pretty healthy to me =D

  6. Very easy breezy and healthy dip.. Love the light green color.

  7. I love to have artichokes steamed or roasted, never tried making a dip, love the color :)

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