Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

This easy vegan spinach artichoke dip is made with less than 10 ingredients, cooks in just about 30 minutes and tastes just like the traditional recipe!

And another one bites the dust, my friends! Another comfort recipe that is!

I've been on a mission ever since starting my blog to give you healthy spins on classically unhealthy recipes. We've done a ton, some of my faves being my quinoa pizza crust, my baked vegan mac and cheese and vegetarian lentil + quinoa meatloaf, and today we're throwing down again and making a deliciously nutritious version of an incredible (unhealthy) appetizer.

We're making vegan spinach artichoke dip and you are going to L-O-V-E it!

What makes classic spinach artichoke dip so amazing is the creamy filling. Typically, that involves cheese (and lots of it), but since we're DF around these parts, cheese ain't an option.

So instead, I took my vegan kimchi queso dip as the base and turned it into the creamy sauce for our vegan spinach artichoke dip.

We only need 6 ingredients and a blender to whip up this sensational cream sauce, and my guess is that you already have them all on hand!

Once we have the sauce squared away, it's onto the filling. And guess what we need? Yep, just spinach + artichokes.

I went with frozen spinach that I thawed since you get the most bang for your buck (and can save time while doing it), plus canned artichokes that have been in water (not oil). I like to chop up my artichokes before tossing them into the dip so that way I can get little pieces of that briny deliciousness into every bite!

The dip couldn't be easier to make. We just stir the spinach, artichokes and sauce together in a bowl, then transfer it to a baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes. Then you can just pull it out of the oven and dive head first into a hot, bubbling tray of the creamy baked dip!

Then you can just pull it out of the oven and dive head first into a hot, bubbling tray of this creamy baked dip!

The trick for getting the sauce to be nice and thick is the tapioca starch. As the tapioca heats up, it starts to thicken the rest of the sauce and makes it ultra creamy and also a little stretchy. And since there's no flavor to tapioca, you'd never even know it was there!

To serve, I highly suggest crackers, but I've also been known to throw some of this on a slice of toast, dip with sliced zucchini or carrots, or honestly…just eating it straight from the pan. It's THAT good.

Can't wait to hear how much you ❤️ this dip! Make sure to tag me on Instagram if you snap a pic using #simplyquinoa or @simplyquinoa!

And if you need even more delectable dips to serve this summer, you should definitely try my Kimchi Queso Dip and my Healthy Refried Bean Dip!

Watch how to make the Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

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Preparation 2:00 2017-06-23T02:00:00+00:00

Cook Time 0:30 2017-06-23T00:30:00+00:00

Total Time 2:30 2017-06-23T02:30:00+00:00

Serves 6     adjust servings

This easy vegan spinach artichoke dip is made with less than 10 ingredients, cooks in just about 30 minutes and tastes just like the traditional recipe!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup raw cashews, soaked at least 2 hours
• 1 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 (8oz) bag frozen spinach, thawed
• 1 can artichoke hearts, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a blender, combine the cashews, milk, nutritional yeast, tapioca and spices. Blend on high until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine spinach, artichokes and sauce and stir to combine. Transfer this mixture to the baking dish and bake on the center rack for 25 - 30 minutes, until dip is bubbling and mostly set.
4. Remove and serve immediately with your choice of crackers, chopped veggies or toast!

by Alyssa

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 157kcal Calories from fat 76
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8g	12%
Saturated Fat 1g	5%
Transfat 0g
Sodium 231mg	10%
Carbohydrate 13g	4%
Dietary Fiber 6g	24%
Sugars 2g
Protein 12g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g