Cold Spinach Dip (with Greek Yogurt)

Chips and dip can be dangerously moreish, but with this cold spinach dip, at least you know you're getting in a good serving of veggies! It tastes fresh, creamy and garlicky all at once - serve it with some crackers or breadsticks for dipping, and you've got the perfect snacky lunch.

Unlike some other spinach dips, which are served hot, this cold spinach dip can be made in advance and stored in the fridge, so you can dig in whenever you need a quick snack.

It's packed with good, healthy ingredients - Greek yogurt, fresh veggies and plenty of irresistible flavourings - that will make getting your 5 a day easy!

❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe

• This cold spinach dip is super easy to make, and once you've defrosted the spinach, it's literally as simple as 'mix all the ingredients together'.
• It can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge until needed.
• The flavours are wonderful, with spicy chilli, garlic, fresh herbs, mature cheese, and more!
• You can switch up the herbs, spices and other mix-ins to suit your preferences - see below for some ideas.
• Any leftover dip can be used as a spread in sandwiches and wraps.

🥗 Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this recipe. You'll also need a few cupboard staples, like oil, salt and pepper. See the printable recipe card below for detailed ingredient quantities.

• frozen spinach
• bell pepper - red, orange or yellow peppers have the best flavour, and also bring a nice pop of colour to the dip.
• chilli. I'd recommend using a mild chilli, and only using a small amount - you can always add more afterwards, but you can't take it away!
• fresh parsley
• grated cheese. Use a cheese with lots of flavour, like a nice mature cheddar, so you can add a lot of flavour with just a little bit of cheese.
• Greek yogurt
• garlic puree. Fresh garlic would also work, I was just feeling lazy!
• ground cumin

🔄 Ingredient Swaps

Feel free to make this recipe your own - it's really easy to customise.

Here are a few ways you could adapt this recipe:

• For a richer dip, you can use a combination of mayonnaise and Greek yogurt, instead of just the yogurt.
• If you don't have fresh chilli, use chilli powder instead (or skip it altogether if you don't want any heat).
• Swap the ground cumin for any other favourite spice, e.g. smoked paprika or curry powder.
• Use garlic granules instead of fresh garlic / garlic puree.
• Add any additional raw veggies that you like, e.g. finely diced cucumber or grated carrot.
• I find frozen spinach to be the most straightforward option for this dip - it comes finely chopped, which gives a lovely fine texture to the dip, and you also don't have to faff around adding handful after handful of fresh spinach to the pan. However, you can totally use fresh spinach instead if you have some to use up.
• You could swap the cheddar cheese for some crumbled feta, or any other cheese with a fairly strong flavour.

📋 Instructions

Here's how to make this recipe - see below for the printable recipe with detailed ingredients and instructions.

Step 1: Defrost the frozen spinach in a frying pan with some garlic (I used garlic puree).

Step 2: Prepare the remaining ingredients; chop the pepper and chilli, and grate the cheese.

Step 3: Allow the spinach to cool down, then combine it with all the other ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Step 4: Serve chilled with crackers, breadsticks, or raw veggies to dip.

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