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Baked Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip | Living Healthy in Seattle

Baked Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups water, divided
  • 1/3 cup raw cashews
  • 4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon white miso paste or chickpea miso
  • 1/8 teaspoon coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca startch
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine, like sauvignon blanc (optional)
  • 2 cups canned/jarred quartered artichoke hearts in water, drained and rinsed, excess liquid squeezed out, roughly chopped
  • 1 5-ounce package frozen spinach (or 1/2 10-ounce package frozen spinach), thawed, excess liquid squeezed out
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh italian parsley
  • Cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes, to taste
  • Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
  • Pink sea salt, to taste

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 375. In a medium-small pot, bring one cup of water to a boil. Remove from heat, then add the cashews and soak for 10 minutes. Drain, discarding the soaking water.
  2. To a high power blender, add the soaked cashews, 1 cup of fresh water, olive oil, nutritional yeast, rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, miso, and coconut sugar. Blend on medium-high for 30 seconds or until smooth.
  3. Add the tapioca starch to the blender, then blend for another 15 seconds on medium-high until smooth.
  4. In the same pot that you soaked the cashews in, add the blended mixture along with the wine, if using. Whisk to combine.
  5. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly, then cook for one minute.
  6. Remove the sauce from heat, then fold in the chopped artichoke hearts, spinach, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper flakes, black pepper, and pink sea salt, to taste.
  7. Spoon the dip into a suitable oven-safe bowl or dish, then bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and lightly golden brown.
  8. Serve with sliced baguette, pita chips, or crackers. The dip is also delicious over baked potatoes.
  9. Store leftover dip in the fridge, covered. Reheat in the oven until warm.