Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
This easy vegan spinach artichoke dip is rich, creamy, and perfectly textured with spinach and artichokes. Made with simple pantry staples, it's a quick, dairy-free, and gluten-free appetizer for parties, game nights, or cozy snacking!
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 93kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cashews
- 5 oz Spinach
- 1 14-oz can Artichokes, drained, rinsed, and chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1/2 cup Water
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F. Grease an 8-inch cast-iron pan or any baking dish.
- Soak the cashews in hot water for 5 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Add the cashews, garlic, nutritional yeast, mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, water, salt, and pepper to a blender jar.
- Blitz until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust for seasonings.
- Blanch the spinach - Add water to a large pan and bring it to a boil. Add the spinach for 5-10 seconds. Transfer to a bowl with iced water. Drain well, squeeze out all the excess water, and chop finely.
- Combine the spinach and artichokes in a bowl.
- Pour the cashew sauce over the vegetables. Mix well.Taste again and adjust for seasoning.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and bake at 200 C / 400 F for 12-15 minutes, until golden and bubbling.
- Sprinkle with some chopped green onions and serve warm. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Soak and drain the cashews well. It ensures your vegan spinach artichoke dip recipe comes out silky, not gritty. For extra creamy texture, soak them for longer.
- Blend until silky. Take the extra minute to get a really velvety texture.
- If you don't want to blanch the spinach, you can simply chop and sauté the spinach in olive oil till it wilts.
- You can easily use marinated artichokes instead of canned ones.
- Don’t have an 8-inch cast-iron pan like me? Use any baking dish of a similar size.
- Don’t overbake. You want it warm and bubbly, not dried out. In case you have overbaked it, just stir in some warm non-dairy milk.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1110IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg