Creamy Vegan Spinach Dip
This creamy dip is an essential for holiday appetizer spreads, potluck gatherings, or anytime you're craving a healthy snack.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 58kcal
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups cashews raw
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast plus additional, to taste
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus additional, to taste
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or water
- 10 ounces spinach packaged, frozen and thawed
- 3 green onions chopped
- ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- For the creamiest dip, cover the cashews with cold water. Let them sit for about 4 hours before draining and rinsing them. If you have a high-powered blender, you may be able to skip this step.
- Place the cashews, nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt, and lemon juice, in the blender or a food processor. Blend the mixture until it becomes a smooth paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Add the water and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Squeeze out the excess water from the spinach. Add it to the blender along with the green onions. Pulse until the mixture is well-combined. You can stop when there are large chunks of spinach in the dip, or continue processing until the entire dip is bright green.
- Taste the dip and season it with salt and pepper, to taste. You can add additional nutritional yeast to amplify the cheesy flavor.
- Store in the fridge for an hour to let the flavors meld.
- Serve cold, at room temperature, or heat in a 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for 5 to 10 minutes to serve warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup (approx) | Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg |
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 2