Ingredients:

• 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed, drained and cut small
• 1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled, minced (if you want to go to a date after eating this dip, you can skip the garlic)
• 1 small onion, chopped (to be skipped as well if you intend to kiss somebody that night)
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise (light)
• 3-4 bacon slices (smoked bacon is nice; if it’s not smoked, it’s better if you pre-cook it a bit)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 8

How to cook it:

Mix together the cottage cheese, the garlic, the onion, the salt and the pepper, half of the Parmesan cheese quantity and the mayonnaise. Stir them well, or use a food blender if you want to be faster (although if we think how much time it takes you to wash the blender afterwards, you could use a fork as well). Add the bacon, the artichokes and the spinach and stir gently, until everything blends well. Oil a baking dish and pour the dip inside, then put it in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes. After that, remove it, top it with the rest of Parmesan cheese and put in back in the oven for ten more minutes.

Serve the spinach artichoke dip hot with toasted pita bread cut in four or with French baguettes. Raw vegetable sticks can also be a tasty dipping. Try carrots or celery.