Thursday, July 9, 2009

Lactose-free Spinach-Artichoke Wonders

Since I have been on this crazy diet this was a real treat and great surprise, and you won't be able to stop eating it!

2-3 c chopped fresh spinach
1 can artichoke hearts, drained
1/4 c veganaise
1/4 c mixed hard cheeses, shredded (Parmesan, Asiago)
1 spoonful chopped/crushed garlic (I didn't have any so I used fresh garlic chives from our weekly CSA pick-up)

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients except cheese in a bowl until evenly coated with the veganaise. Spray small baking dish with cooking spray. Pour mixture into dish and top with cheese. Bake 15 minutes, or until cheese is all melted. Serve with tortilla chips, crackers etc.

Brad also came up with the sinful idea of using this dip as the filling for sflouatt (sp?). We've made it twice and I think you could probably do without the veganaise, but I'm not sure. Also, we made it once without having pre-steamed the spinach and it didn't seem to make a huge difference, although if you do cook the spinach first, you should probably let it cool so it doesn't make the dough difficult to work with.

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