Spinach dip explained

Spinach dip
Type:Dip
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Served:Cold or hot
Main Ingredient:Spinach
Minor Ingredient:Mayonnaise, cream cheese, sour cream and cheese
Serving Size:100 g
Cookbook:Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach dip (sometimes casually spin dip) is a dip that uses the vegetable spinach as a primary ingredient.[1] Frozen spinach is often used in its preparation. Slow cookers may be used to prepare the dip, and it may be served warm, or there may be no cooking involved.[2] Additional primary ingredients include mayonnaise, cream cheese, sour cream and cheese.[3] Examples of accompaniments to spinach dip include bread, crackers and chips.

The dip is commonly eaten as an hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, or party platter. Many casual restaurant chains offer spinach dip on their menus. Several commercially prepared, mass-produced spinach dips are sold in grocery stores and supermarkets.[4] Some commercial powdered mixes, such as Knorr, are available to flavor the dip.

Presentation

The dip is well-suited to a simple presentation: being served in a small bowl or large ramekin. A bread bowl prepared using hollowed-out bread that is filled with spinach dip is another method of presentation.[5] Spinach dips are sometimes served warm.[1] [6] [7]

Variations

Spinach-artichoke dip is one common variation, with artichoke hearts utilized as the other primary ingredient.[3] Ingredient additions may include beans.[3] Some recipes use spinach dip as a filling within other foods, like bread rolls.[8]

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=sNhApquE7WMC&pg=PT309 Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3 – Todd Wilbur
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=dPrlqfMOHoAC&pg=PA30 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking, 2nd Edition - Ellen Brown
  3. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/20960609/white-bean-and-artichoke-spinach-dip White Bean & Artichoke Spinach Dip - FOX 32 News Chicago
  4. http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Taster-s-Choice-Panel-turns-up-its-nose-at-3295540.php Taster's Choice: Panel turns up its nose at supermarket spinach dip - SFGate
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=OORlDSXfKNYC&pg=PA164 Working Mother
  6. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-segal/artichoke-and-spinach-dip_b_1251235.html Ultimate Baked Artichoke And Spinach Dip | Jennifer Segal
  7. http://www.myanantonio.com/food/recipes-cooking/article/Recipe-Hot-Cheesy-Spinach-Dip-5079531.php Recipe: Hot Cheesy Spinach Dip - San Antonio Express-News
  8. Web site: Pillsbury Bake-Off: Marie Valdes' Spinach Dip-Stuffed Garlic Rol - WFLA News Channel 8 . 2014-08-24 . 2014-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140823071706/http://www.wfla.com/story/26328229/pillsbury-bake-off-marie-valdes-spinach-dip-stuffed-garlic-rolls . dead .