Lightened Up Spinach & Hearts of Palm Dip (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)
Okay, I discovered the worst of all the National food holidays and it's today.......National Spinach Day.
See, it's not exactly rousing celebration across the country is it? Haha!
I really hoped that it wouldn't be too warm today, and it wasn't. But nope. It was a perfectly warm, but not overly hot summer day.
Okay, shutting up about the weather. Let’s talk about dips. Creamy dips are so addictive, don’t you think?. You know, like one is too many and eight is not enough. That first bite will get you every time and before you know it you are staring at an empty bowl and a plate of chip crumbs. It happens.
I had that in mind when I was making this and I thought it would be nice to replace the usual ingredients in this dip with some lighter ones. Cream cheese and mayo may taste good to your mouth but they will do nothing for your waistline. I wouldn’t quite call this a skinny recipe. I went for the real stuff with the cheese. Trust me, you can’t skimp on the parm. But it is much lighter. I love the slight tartness that the yogurt gives.
I used hearts of palm because they are really popular and common in Chile. A traditional Chilean side salad usually consists of tomatoes, avocados, and hearts of palm.
I also used fresh spinach from my favorite produce stop. It was so fresh and crisp. Actually, that is what inspired this recipe. I had a ton of spinach and I had to do something with it. I was really happy with this dip. Personally, I don’t know if I would rather eat it hot or cold but I do know that it is great with toasted bread. I cheated a little and toasted some slices of my leftover rye bread that I made.
This is sure to be a crowd pleaser, especially when you tell them that it’s lightened up. love at first bite.
As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.
ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST. And by the way, my intro post did a huge $0.21
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That looks amazing! I love spinach dip! Recipe please?? 🐻💓
Of course @beartribune!
Ingredients
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 (14-ounce) can hearts of palm, drained and finely chopped
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup low-fat milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups greek yogurt
1 cup freshly grated parmesan
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese for topping (optional)
Instructions
Pour dip into oven safe dish and top with mozzarella cheese if desired. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and dip is bubbling.
Serve hot with chips, pitas, or toasted bread. (It is also really good served cold)
This sounds really good right now! And I would prefer the Greek yogurt to mayonaise anyway!
So glad we agree n this and like everything else @uglysweater!!!🐧 🐧 🐧 🐧
Yummy yummy!!
So pleased you like this @alovelymess!!! ☺️ 😊☺️ 😊☺️ 😊
Happy national spinach day. In our country there is no celebration about vegetables that should government and other figures should be able to do that. Fat does not matter friend but less energy that new problem. Our wife will ask for separation due to lack of stamina. Thanks your interesting content.
Thanks for the great comment @sunbahri
Yummy. I actually love spinach and spinach dip - great use of the leftover rye too. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thanks @kontora. Thanks for taking the time to comment
I think you have inspired me to give this a try
That's awesome! I know you'll love it!!
Oh i did not know that heart of palms were also famous in Chile! Interesting! I recently made a post on it and i was surprised that many people were not aware of this amazing product!
Thanks for the share
@progressivechef
You're right, many people do not know. It is a 'staple' in Chile. It is very commonly served at 'Tea Time.' Thanks so much for commenting @progressivechef
That's nice to know @gringalicious! In my country normally it is called the Millionaire's salad as it is quite expensive!
Wow it looks like the food it was tasty.
very I go there and taste it @gringalicious
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It looks so good ... I want to try
I hope you love it!
nice! check out my sunday dip...
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