appetizer
Total Time 15 mins
Cold Spinach Dip with Grape-Nuts
Whether you're making an appetizer for an upcoming get-together or a delicious snack for one, this cold, homemade spinach dip recipe made with Grape-Nuts® cereal, cream cheese, and a few other kitchen staples is easy to make—no baking or heating required. Pair this crowd-pleasing dip with your favorite vegetable, crackers or pita chips!
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce package reduced-fat block-style cream cheese softened
- 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 garlic clove pressed
- 3 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ½ cup Grape-Nuts cereal
- 2 slices turkey bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
- Carrot sticks, celery sticks and red bell pepper strips to serve
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine softened cream cheese, yogurt, spinach, garlic, dill, oregano, basil, marjoram, salt and pepper. (At this point, the mixture can be refrigerated until ready to serve.)
- When ready to serve, fold in Grape-Nuts cereal. Transfer to serving bowl and top with crisped and crumbled turkey bacon and additional Grape-Nuts cereal. Serve with carrot sticks, celery sticks and slices of red pepper for dipping.