Okay, I discovered the worst of all the National food holidays and it's today.......National Spinach Day.

See, it's not exactly rousing celebration across the country is it? Haha!

I really hoped that it wouldn't be too warm today, and it wasn't. But nope. It was a perfectly warm, but not overly hot summer day.

Okay, shutting up about the weather. Let’s talk about dips. Creamy dips are so addictive, don’t you think?. You know, like one is too many and eight is not enough. That first bite will get you every time and before you know it you are staring at an empty bowl and a plate of chip crumbs. It happens.

I had that in mind when I was making this and I thought it would be nice to replace the usual ingredients in this dip with some lighter ones. Cream cheese and mayo may taste good to your mouth but they will do nothing for your waistline. I wouldn’t quite call this a skinny recipe. I went for the real stuff with the cheese. Trust me, you can’t skimp on the parm. But it is much lighter. I love the slight tartness that the yogurt gives.

I used hearts of palm because they are really popular and common in Chile. A traditional Chilean side salad usually consists of tomatoes, avocados, and hearts of palm.

I also used fresh spinach from my favorite produce stop. It was so fresh and crisp. Actually, that is what inspired this recipe. I had a ton of spinach and I had to do something with it. I was really happy with this dip. Personally, I don’t know if I would rather eat it hot or cold but I do know that it is great with toasted bread. I cheated a little and toasted some slices of my leftover rye bread that I made.

This is sure to be a crowd pleaser, especially when you tell them that it’s lightened up. love at first bite.

As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST. And by the way, my intro post did a huge $0.21

Don't forget to check out my other recent food posts:

1. Southern Creamy Corn Nuggets From Scratch (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

2. Golden & Flaky Phyllo Crusted Turkey Pot Pies (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

3. Homemade Boston Cream Pie (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

4. Fried Jalapeño Popper Mac'n'Cheese Balls (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

5. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Marshmallows (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

6. National French Fry Day: Chilean Chorrillana Eggs + Beef Fries (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

7. Mini Wasabi Pretzel Dogs with Cheddar (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

8. Caramel Pecan Sticky Sweet Rolls (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

9. Caprese Grape Salad + Avocado & Balsamic Reduction (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

10. How to Make Crud Muffins, They’re a Thing! (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

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