Spinach Cheese Dip
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
2 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced parsley
- 1 (4 ounce) container crumbled feta cheese
- 4 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place spinach in a large pot or skillet and sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon water. Cook over high heat, tossing with tongs, until wilted and bright green. This will take mere minutes. Place in ice water to chill quickly. Drain, squeezing out excess water. Chop spinach; set aside.
- Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until golden. Add parsley and cook about 20 seconds until bright green.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine feta, Monterey jack and cream cheese. Mix to blend completely. Add garlic mixture and spinach; mix to combine. Add pepper and mix.
- Place in an ovenproof dish or four individual ramekins. Sprinkle with parmesan. Bake 20 minutes until golden. If top doesn't brown enough, you can run them under the broiler 1 to 2 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
R. Warren Meddoff
Plantation, Florida
I am a Venture Capitalist doing environmentally responsable commercial real estate development, based in South Florida and Santa Fe, New Mexico. I collect art & antiques and enjoy cooking as a relaxing hobby along with exotic tropical gardening. My all time favorite cookbook is Craig Clairborne's New York Times Cookbook. My passions are fine food, fine wine, art, travel. When Itake a month off with no responsibilities it is to travel in Tuscany, Spain, Southern France, Morocco or the American Southwest. .