The most delcious appetizer you will ever try!

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My husband and I got together in 2014 and on our first date we went to a pizza place in the college town we lived in and had this incredible “spin dip”. It was super creamy, came in the pan it was cooked in, and had a charred, crispy top. We went there lots of times after but we never really tried any again once we left that town and especially not since we became vegan. I threw this recipe together on a whim, but it turned out AMAZING! I definitely would try this next time you need a good appetizer!

Ingredient details:

• Artichoke hearts – I used canned artichoke hearts for this. Fresh wouldn’t do well because it wouldn’t get cooked down enough in the oven.
• Fresh spinach – I see a lot of recipes that use frozen spinach but I really think frozen spinach is nasty. The fresh spinach worked really well in this recipe and cooked down perfectly without being overly mushy.
• Vegan cheese – I used So Delicious mozerella cheese. This is just too add extra cheesy flavor and texture on top of the cheese sauce.
• Vegan mayo – I think this finished up the flavor nicely. I tried it without and it wasn’t the same. You could also try vegan cream cheese and that would also taste really amazing!
• Homemade Cheese sauce – I have used this exact homemade cheese sauce on several different recipes. It also works great on pizza if you don’t want to use packaged cheese.

Recipe List

Ingredients:

15oz canned artichoke hearts

2 cups fresh spinach

6oz vegan mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup vegan mayo

2 tbsp corn starch

2 tbsp water

1 cup plant milk

1 tbsp nutritional yeast

1/4 tsp Italian seasoning

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp crushed red pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°
2. In a sauce pan, combine water and corn starch until the starch is disolved.
3. Add milk, nutritional yeast, italian seasoning, salt, and crushed red pepper.
4. Cook on low until it has thickened into a cheesy sauce. Remove from heat.
5. In mixing bowl combine all ingredients including cheese sauce.
6. Pour into a 6×6 baking dish and bake on 400° for 20 minutes and then broil on high for an additional 5 minutes (or until crispy).
7. Serve and enjoy!

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