Spinach Almond Dip

It was movie night at our house.  We decided to have a special snack.  My family enjoys different varieties of dip.  I was looking for something different.  I wanted something other than my boys’ favorite french onion dip.  I looked through a few cookbooks and couldn’t quite find a recipe that suited me.  However, I found inspiration in Martha Stewart’s recipe for Cilantro Almond relish.  Her cilantro relish recipe is featured in her book  

I took the rest of my creation to work the next day and four ladies that I adore sampled it, ate every drop and suggested serving it with lime tortilla chips.  Everyone needs a “test kitchen”.

Spinach Almond Dip

Ingredients:

1 c toasted sliced almonds

4.5 oz fresh spinach

2 tsp minced garlic

½ c fresh lemon juice

½ c sour cream

¼ c mayonnaise

1 tbsp hot sauce

Method:

Heat oven to 350°F.  Place the almonds on a baking sheet and toast until golden.  This will only take about 3-4 minutes.  Do not take your eye off of the almonds.  After toasting, immediately remove the almonds from the baking sheet and place in a bowl and cool completely.
In the bowl of a food processor, combine the almonds, spinach and garlic.  Process until the spinach, almonds and garlic are well blended and resemble a paste.
Add the lemon juice and process until combined.
Add the sour cream, mayonnaise and hot sauce.  Pulse until all ingredients are combined.
Transfer to a serving dish. Serve with tortilla chips.

Cheers!

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