Spinach dip can be an excellent appetizer for your hungry guests waiting for more serious foods. Suitable for parties, good for family festive dinners or for any other occasion when people meet to enjoy a meal together, a spinach dip can also be a healthy recipe, if you choose your ingredients wisely and if you make sure to serve it with healthy foods such as raw vegetables. The most common way of serving dips, which is with pita pieces, bread bowls, crackers or tortilla chips is not the healthiest of all. Bell peppers, celery or carrots nicely sliced will also make a tasty combination, and it will surely be a much healthier one. You can always use raw vegetables as a base for serving other dips and spreads such as the beetroot dip we've previously given you the recipe for. 

This easy spinach frittata is another delicious healthy snack recipe.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients

1 small onion
250g baby spinach leaves
½ teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon water
1 pinch ground nutmeg
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons skim milk
½ teaspoon olive oil

Steam spinach for just 10-20 seconds, drain and chop roughly.

Heat oil in a non-stick skillet or fry pan, add onion and water. Cover and cook until onion is soft.

Combine the spinach, onion mixture, nutmeg, egg whites and milk in a bowl.

Heat a large skillet and place dollops of the mixture onto it. Cook the frittata until lightly browned underneath.

Serves: 2

Per Serving: 0.8g fat; 194kj