Spinach and Kale Greek Yogurt Dip
One of my favorite things to do is to find something really good in a store, and then use my creativity to make something like it, but with only fresh, natural ingredients in my own kitchen! It gives me a challenge.
Well last night was one of those challenges. Recently, I bought this dip at Trader Joes that was called a “guilt free spinach kale dip”, made with Greek yogurt. I thought wow, here’s something that’s healthy and made of natural yogurt instead of all the processed stuff! So I bought it and took it home. And man, it was certainly very good. BUT, I was sad to look at the ingredients, and find that it was indeed made of mayo, along with the Greek yogurt that had been advertized in big font on the label. Sure, if you consider anything lower in calories “healthy”, then I guess you could call it that. But for me, I say something is healthy when it’s made of all natural ingredients.
No fake sugars or chemicals, and has actual onhealthy flomaxhealth benefits in it.
So what did I do? I decided to make made my own! Completely out of Greek yogurt instead of that yucky mayo. This one is packed with protein and made up of so many different veggies that are vitamin and mineral loaded. Not to mention detoxifying ingredients such as apple cider vinegar, kale, and lemon juice 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
- 1.5 cup Greek yogurt
- 4 oz. Water Chestnuts, finely chopped
- 1/4-1/2 cup cooked Spinach, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup cooked Kale, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup each: Red Bell Pepper, Onion, Carrots
- 1 tsp each: cooked Garlic Puree (I used the jarred cloves), Apple Cider Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Guar Gum and Agave
- Seasonings: (about 1/2 tsp each) sea salt, garlic salt, italian seasonings, dillweed, onion flakes, mustard powder, season salt
- Place yogurt in bowl.
- Chop chestnuts, spinach, kale, red pepper, onion and carrots up, and mix with yogurt.
- Add in all the other ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Taste, and add more seasoning if needed. Enjoy!