Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts is the best type of appetizer, because it feels healthy. It may be indulgent, but indulgence doesn’t come to mind because the freshness of the scallions, the crunch of the water chestnuts, and the green, green spinach will encourage leniency, forgiveness for the creaminess its cloaked in.
Forgiveness is the last thing you’ll be thinking of when you each Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts. In fact, you may feel smug, choosing this over something fried, something ooey, gooey. The hard part is resisting the temptation to eat the whole bowl. Then some penance may be in order. But even if you do eat the whole bowl and feel shame, tomorrow is another day!
Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts
Ingredients
- 10 ounces frozen spinach
- 1 can water chestnuts
- 5 scallions
- 1½ cups sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 T onion powder
- 1 t garlic powder
- ½ t kosher salt
- ¼ t black pepper + more to taste
Instructions
- Mise en place – Thaw and squeeze out as much moisture from the spinach as possible. Give it a rough chop. Drain the water chestnuts and give them a rough chop as well. Trim the scallions and mince them, white and green parts.
- Combine – To a medium bowl, add the sour cream, mayonnaise, onion powder, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Mix well to combine. Fold in the spinach, water chestnuts, and scallions.
- Refrigerate – To allow the flavors to develop, place dip in a lidded container and refrigerate for at least one hour, or up to 24 hours.
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