Beet Dip
This colorful dip takes only minutes to prepare and is chock full of vitamins from the raw beets and spinach. Its the perfect antidote to wintertime blues. Serve as a dip with crudités or as a spread on toasted French bread.
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This colorful dip takes only minutes to prepare and is chock full of vitamins from the raw beets and spinach. Its the perfect antidote to wintertime blues. Serve as a dip with crudités or as a spread on toasted French bread.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. red beets (l large), peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 large scallion, chopped
- 1/4 cup (packed) chopped fresh spinach
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. snipped chives
Preparation
In bowl of food processor, pulse beets, scallion and spinach until finely chopped.
Add cream cheese, lemon juice and salt, and process until well blended, leaving some texture in dip. Transfer to bowl, and stir in chives.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 110
- Carbohydrate Content 4 g
- Cholesterol Content 30 mg
- Fat Content 10 g
- Fiber Content 1 g
- Protein Content 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content 6 g
- Sodium Content 180 mg
- Sugar Content 2 g