Dairy-Free Spinach Dip
Football season is upon us and that means we need quick, easy, and inexpensive appetizers to serve up to our hungry guests. What you may not think about is the fact that many people have allergies and while we can’t keep all of them away, (that would basically mean serving water and salad) we can certain hit some of the most common ones like peanuts and dairy. So today I partnered with Silk to take the #MeatlessMonday challenge and bring you this Dairy-Free Spinach Dip. Yep, it’s meat free too!
With traditional recipes for Spinach dip they normally call for cream cheese or sour cream both which contain dairy. A lot of people also have the wrong impression that mayonnaise contains dairy products but in general it does not. So by substituting the cream cheese or sour cream with Silk Dairy-Free Yogurt, you are eliminating the potential risk of a dairy reaction to your guests. Don’t worry about the taste because you cannot even tell it’s yogurt!
What You will need to Make Dairy-Free Spinach Dip:
- 2 Containers of Silk Dairy-Free Yogurt (I used the vanilla flavor)
- Knorr Vegetable Recipe Mix
- Chopped Spinach (I used the frozen kind)
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- Water Chestnuts
How to Make Dairy-Free Spinach Dip:
- Cook the spinach according to the directions on the package. Then drain and allow to cool.
- Combine all of the ingredients into a large bowl. Mix well.
- Refrigerate mixture for at least 2 hours or until cooled and firm.
- Serve and Enjoy! This is best paired with chips, bread, or pretzels.
More About Silk:
Plant based diets are better for you and the environment which is exactly what Silk is all about. Silk’s plant-based beverages and yogurt alternatives are extremely versatile in the kitchen and can be used to create delicious meat- and dairy-free versions of your go-to tailgating recipes like what I made and shared with you today.
About Silk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative:
- 6 grams of plant-powered protein
- Delicious taste and creamy texture
- Free of cholesterol, dairy, lactose, gluten, carrageenan or casein
- No artificial colors, flavors or funny business
- Excellent source of Calcium and Vitamin D
- Vegetarian
- Low in saturated fat
- Enrolled in the Non-GMO Project’s product verification program
- No high-fructose corn syrup
Looking for more ways to incorporate more plant based products in your life? Make sure you visit the Silk website for product details, recipes, money saving coupons and more! You can also use their product locator to find a store near you that sells Silk products.
This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
I might try to make this dip, but I have to say how extremely annoying it was trying to read the recipe but having the macaroni add continually popping up and covering the text for the recipe and ingredients!!!!!!!!!!!
Mayo contains eggs, therefore this is not ok to serve to lactose free people. It’s not truly dairy free.
@Debby,
Eggs are not a dairy product – I have a friend who is severely allergic to milk and can eat eggs and egg product.
Just a kindly FYI: A lot of people do not consider eggs to be dairy. The restaurant world often think of dairy as only any products made with milk product. My daughter is severely allergic to dairy (milk product), but can eat eggs.
So in many eyes, this is dairy free. Maybe search for dairy free and egg free recipes.
what size containers and how much spinach
I’m afraid the vanilla flavor will be gross? Can you sub anything else?
Can this be made without the chestnuts? Or are they important for flavor?
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By the way, whether you consider eggs as a dairy product or a poultry product, the purpose for this recipe is to be animal free.
How is this dairy free, if you are using real mayo?
The knorr mix contains a warning that it may contain milk. Be cautious if you have a dairy allergy.
Made this with the Silk vanilla flavor as suggested. I’m sorry, but it was awful.
I agree. Why vanilla?Waste of time & money.
@EJ Cummings,
Yeahhh I just made this with dairy free plain sour cream and it was good. Vanilla… why!?
I love this recipe!! I make it for holiday parties to kind of balance out all the other unhealthy options. I use hampton creek’s just mayo and dip with the flat pretzels. Delicious!!
Mayo is made with eggs. This is not dairy free. Use veganese.
Eggs are’t dairy. 🙂
If you’re lactose intolerant they are.
@Debby,
Nope. Eggs do not contain lactose.
How are eggs dairy?
Eggs are protein and do not contain lactose. Dairy is made from milk. Look it up.
Just FYI: Eggs are not dairy. Lactose is in milk and milk products.