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Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

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If you are looking for a delicious, healthy, allergen-free snacks, you will love the new SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks, created by a Canadian mom! SPOKES Potato Snacks, which are free of preservatives, colours, artificial flavours, as well as free of wheat, gluten, dairy, soy, egg and are made in a peanut-free facility, pair perfectly with this creamy Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip. This post is sponsored by Spokes.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

When I brought home my first baby, I was stunned by three things: the cruelty of sleep deprivation, the never-ending loads of dirty laundry, and the shocking number of hours it took to feed a newborn baby.

At eight hours a day, nursing a newborn baby was literally a full-time job. While nursing my babies were some of the sweetest, most blissful hours of my life, I found it quite an adjustment to have to devote the bulk of my waking hours to feeding (and cleaning) my little human.

I remember how I thrilled I was when my babies learned to become more efficient eaters so that we could spend more of our day “getting things done.”

Ha. What a naive woman I was.

Eventually, I would learn that the feeding and cleaning of my children, at all of their ages, would ALWAYS be a full-time job, regardless of the fact that I had to also work a PAYING job to allow for all that feeding.

My babies are now sixteen and ten years old, but it seems that the bulk of my days are still spent feeding and cleaning up after them.

My six foot two sixteen-year-old son eats more food than three grown men and my ten-year-old daughter is constantly begging for snacks. I haven’t even finished cleaning up from one meal before they are looking for more food. It is a constant cycle of feeding around here.

Between packing school lunches, having quick refuels between sports and after-school activities, and keeping them going between meals, I am always trying to find healthy snacks that my kids will want to eat.

My ten-year-old is especially picky and finding foods that she likes is one of the most frustrating parts of my parenting gig.

She is a picky eater who is obsessed with wanting to eat all the time. I mean how am I supposed to succeed with that?!?

So, I am on a constant quest to find healthy foods that will keep my children happy, well-fed — and out of the kitchen for at least a few hours a day.

A Mom to the Rescue

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Spokes Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Moms get it. We know the struggle. Kids come screaming into this world, demanding their first meal, and the desperation never really ends.

We have to try to feed our kids in a world of carpools and food allergies, of fast food and instant gratification, and total customization.

I bet I am not the only parent who has come home from the grocery store with two hundred dollars of food and a hangry kid will open the cupboard and whine that “there isn’t ANYTHING to eat!”

Enter SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Spokes Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Spokes were created by a Canadian mom as a new alternative to potato chips AND they are free of the 11 major allergens!

The makers of SPOKES believe that “food shouldn’t be complicated” and are committed to creating groundbreaking flavour with simple, natural ingredients.

SPOKES are free of major allergens like wheat, gluten, dairy, soy, egg and are made in a peanut-free facility. Plus, they are also free of preservatives, colours, artificial flavours, and they are also non-GMO project verified.

These scrumptious potato snacks are hot-air puffed, misted with sunflower oil and then seasoned with fabulous flavours like Mango Habanero, Sea Salted Caramel, Fiesta Salsa, Sea Salt and Vinegar, and more.

Spokes Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

And perhaps the most exciting thing about SPOKES is the LOW calorie count! One cup of SPOKES potato snacks has only 40 calories versus regular potato chips with about 150 calories per cup.

Perfect for Pairing

While SPOKES are perfect for snacking straight out of the bag, they are also perfect for pairing with your favourite dips.

Spokes Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

I love spinach and artichoke dip and used to make asiago and artichoke dip every time I needed to bring a dip to a party.

But my son has decided to cut out dairy in his diet, so I made this Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip for him to try with Spokes.

Spokes may be light and airy, but they are substantial enough to dig up a heaping bite of this creamy Vegan dip.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip

If you are wondering how you can make a creamy, almost cheesy, spinach and artichoke dip without dairy, the answer is CASHEW cream!

Cashews, plus a fabulous vegetarian food called Nutritional Yeast, create a delicious, nutrient-packed alternative to cheese.

To make cashew cream, first, soak the cashews in hot water for 30-60 minutes, or soak them overnight.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

For this recipe, I decided to add tofu to my cashew cream.

After draining cashews, mix cashews together with nutritional yeast, water, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and tofu in a food processor or high-speed blender until smooth.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Next, wash the spinach, drain and dry thoroughly. To save time, I usually use pre-washed baby spinach. Then roughly chop spinach and artichokes.

In a large pan, saute garlic in olive oil over medium heat for one minute.

Add spinach cook for 2-3 minutes or until spinach is wilted.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Add chopped artichokes and cashew/tofu mixture to the spinach and stir.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

 

Pour mixture into a baking dish, sprinkle with paprika, if desired, and bake uncovered for 20-30 minutes.

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe

Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks

This creamy Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip pairs perfectly with SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks.
Author: Janice Croze
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup cashews (soaked and drained)
  • 400 g soft tofu
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 300 grams Spinach fresh (or frozen)
  • 1 cup or 1 can of artichoke hearts
  • paprika

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Soak cashews in hot water for 30-60 minutes (or soak overnight)
  3. After draining cashews, mix cashews together with nutritional yeast, water, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and tofu in a food processor or high-speed blender until smooth.
  4. Wash spinach, drain and dry thoroughly or use pre-washed baby spinach.
  5. Roughly chop spinach and artichokes.
  6. In a large pan, saute garlic in olive oil over medium heat for one minute.
  7. Add spinach cook for 2-3 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
  8. Add chopped artichokes and cashew/tofu mixture to the spinach and stir.
  9. In a baking dish, combine spinach, chopped artichokes and cashew/tofu mixture
  10. Sprinkle with paprika and bake uncovered for 20-30 minutes at 350F

 

Giveaway

We are giving 5 lucky readers each a set of 4 free product vouchers for
SPOKES Air-Puffed Potato Snacks.

If you’d like to win, please leave us a comment letting us know which flavour of SPOKES you think you’d like the most.

Then complete your entry using the entry form below.

Sorry to our US friends, this giveaway is open to Canadians only.

 

To win more great prizes, check out our other giveaways.

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Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe

 

Disclosure: This post is sponsored, so extra thanks for reading and sharing.
Written and photography by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom and Janice Croze Photography.
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116 Comments

  10. Hope you had a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for sharing your special post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

  11. The spokes look delicious. I think my picky eater would love them. The dip sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday! Hope to see you next week!

  18. Mango Habanero sounds really interesting and great flavor. I hope to get to try some more.

  31. Would love to try dill pickle, barbecue, and sea salted caramel. Oh heck, Iā€™d just like to try them all!šŸ¤Ŗ

  48. I tried these first time at the healthy family expo in Vancouver this past weekend. First time eating it. TO DIE FOR. My 2 kids and I were bummed they werenā€™t selling it then. Mango habernero was Amazing. Kids like the sea salt and vinegars. I fed my 1 yr old this. He loved it

  52. Definitely the sea salt and vinegar . Wonderful giveaway, thank you for the chance.

  60. I think it would have to be the bare or the salt and vinegar. I think we are going to have to try the spinach dip too as we are all dairy freešŸ˜€

  89. I would like the dill pickle flavour. I really enjoy this flavour in potato chips so it will be just as good in Spokes.

  101. we used these for kids that could not have certain food ! I would love to try the sea salt! Thank you

  104. I think that I would like the Fiesta Salsa flavour the most, it sounds really yummy.

  115. I think that I would like the Fiesta Salsa flavour the most, it sounds really yummy.