Spinach dip (sometimes casually spin dip) is a dip that uses the vegetable spinach as a primary ingredient.Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3 – Todd Wilbur. pp. 188-189. 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.The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking, 2nd Edition - Ellen Brown. p. 30. Additional primary ingredients include mayonnaise, cream cheese, sour cream and cheese.White Bean & Artichoke Spinach Dip - FOX 32 News Chicago 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.Taster's Choice: Panel turns up its nose at supermarket spinach dip - SFGate 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.Working Mother. p. 164. Spinach dips are sometimes served warm.Ultimate Baked Artichoke And Spinach Dip | Jennifer SegalRecipe: Hot Cheesy Spinach Dip - San Antonio Express-News
Variations Spinach-artichoke dip is one common variation, with artichoke hearts utilized as the other primary ingredient. Ingredient additions may include beans. Some recipes use spinach dip as a filling within other foods, like bread rolls.
See also
List of dips List of condiments Spinach soup Artichoke dip Creamed spinach
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