Swiss Chard & Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 5-7 cups Swiss Chard leaves; cleaned with stems removed. Thinly slice stems and set aside and chop greens into 1 inch pieces*
- 2 shallots, diced small (or ¼ cup onion)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 250 g light cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of
- 1 can artichoke hearts (14oz), drained and chopped
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, heat olive oil. Add shallot and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Add thinly sliced stems and cook for another 5 minutes. Add greens and cook until wilted (3-5 minutes). You can add a splash of water to help the process. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool.
- While the mixture is cooling, prepare the cream cheese mixture. In a small food processor, or hand mixture, blend together cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice/zest, garlic powder, garlic salt, cayenne pepper until smooth. Pour mixture into a large bowl and fold in artichoke hearts and Swiss Chard mix. Rest in the fridge for 1 hour before serving, or make night before.
- Garnish with fresh spring onion before serving.
Notes
*The Swiss Chard stems and leaves are separated as they have different cooking times.