Homemade Veggie Dip with Cream Cheese
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I love my vegetables, but I’m always looking for new ways to get my recommended daily allowance, especially one that my kids might actually eat! While salads are always a favorite, it is fun to mix it up a bit. Lately we’ve been on a big guacamole kick. We love serving it on everything from eggs to chips. But keeping ripe avocados always on hand isn’t easy since they brown so quickly and guacamole doesn’t last long. I love having new ideas for using veggies like this homemade veggie dip from Kari Stroschein. Like guacamole, it works great as a dip or sandwich spread. Serve it as an afternoon snack or as an appetizer at your next party! You can use any combination of fresh or frozen vegetables for this recipe so make it any time of year.
Homemade Veggie Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh or frozen baby carrots or you can use sliced or matchstick
- 8 ounces fresh or frozen broccoli
- 8 ounces fresh or frozen chopped spinach
- 1 clove peeled and minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- Fresh carrot/celery sticks and bread sticks or crackers for dipping
Instructions
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Cook your vegetables until tender. I tossed mine into a large saucepan, threw in 1/4 cup water, put a lid on it and boiled it until they were all tender.
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Remove from heat and let cool.
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In a food processor, add cream cheese, salt and garlic.
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Process until smooth.
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Add vegetables, about 1/3 of a mix at a time. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Kari used frozen broccoli and chopped spinach to keep things simple. She had a 16 ounce bag and just eyeballed it to be half. She also added an 8 ounce bag of fresh matchstick carrots the mix.
Kari loves to add this to a sandwich as an alternative to mayonnaise so give it a try! I think it would tastes exceptionally good on a turkey sandwich.
Try this homemade veggie dip when you need to use up extra veggies from your garden or the farmer’s market!
I bet anything would be great for dipping, pretzels, tortillas, crackers, even veggies. Love this dip recipe perfect for parties.
What a great recipe! I love that this is made with all those veggies, so that it’s a healthier dip.
That looks so fresh and delicious!
looks yummy, I may make this for a potluck I am going to this weekend.
This dip sounds so delicious and looks easy to make and it is very healthy! I want to make this dip an dip my veges in it. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe!
This looks and sounds so good. Love the combination of veggies.
This looks delicious! I would love to have you share it on my recipe link up Tasty Tuesday. Everything gets pinned and I would love to have you!
Love this idea! We’re big on dips in our house.
This looks really good–I hadn’t thought about putting broccoli in dip before.
This dip looks so delicious! I love just about anything with cream cheese in it too!
That’s a great way to sneak in a lot of veggies.
Who doesn’t love dips?! This looks really delicious. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we’re looking forward to what you have to share next week. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
I’m making this this weekend. Cold & rainy here.
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
I love dips made with cream cheese, I never thought of this at all, and I’m so happy I found this recipe!
This looks so good. And I love that it has some many veggies in it.