Creamy Spinach Dip Sourdough (Printable)
Velvety spinach blend with rich cheeses and garlic, served warm alongside crusty sourdough cubes.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Spinach Dip
01 - 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and thoroughly drained
02 - 7 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - ½ cup sour cream
04 - ½ cup mayonnaise
05 - 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
06 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
07 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
08 - 2 spring onions, finely chopped
09 - ½ teaspoon salt
10 - ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
11 - ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
→ For Serving
12 - 1 large sourdough bread loaf, cut into bite-sized cubes or slices
# How-To Steps:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, blend the cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until smooth.
03 - Stir in Parmesan, mozzarella, minced garlic, spring onions, salt, pepper, and nutmeg until fully combined.
04 - Gently fold the well-drained spinach into the mixture, ensuring even distribution.
05 - Spread the prepared dip evenly in a baking dish.
06 - Bake for 20 minutes or until the dip is hot, bubbling, and lightly golden on top.
07 - While baking, arrange sourdough bread cubes or slices on a serving platter.
08 - Serve the warm spinach dip immediately alongside the sourdough bread for dipping.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- It's warm and creamy and tastes genuinely homemade without any fussy techniques.
- You can make it hours ahead and bake it fresh when guests arrive, which means less stress and more time actually enjoying people.
- The sourdough bread adds this wonderful tang that cuts through the richness in exactly the right way.
02 -
- Squeezing that spinach dry is not negotiable—wet spinach will water down your entire dip and make it disappointingly thin.
- The dip will seem almost too soft when it first comes out of the oven, but it sets slightly as it cools, so don't panic if it looks almost runny at first.
03 -
- Invest in grating your own Parmesan instead of buying pre-grated—the difference in final texture is genuinely noticeable and worth the thirty seconds of extra effort.
- Arrange everything you need before you start mixing so you're not hunting for the nutmeg mid-recipe, which sounds silly but actually saves your sanity.