Garlic and Kale Dip

I had only one hope for this post: the dip would live in a bread bowl. I think life would be so much more satisfying if more foods were housed in a hollowed out, honking loaf of fresh bread. However, I just couldn’t do it. Despite being a carbohydrate lover, I knew the best way to serve this snack was with some crackers and cut veggies. It’s just a simple twist on a spinach dip, but it’s a twist that yields some serious vitamins. Not that spinach is like eating a stick of beef jerky (Dear Beef Jerky, Sorry. No disrespect.), but kale has a more dense load of nutrients. I can see this at your Superbowl party alongside a oversized tray of cut broccoli, carrot sticks, celery and beets. Don’t see it? Me either. But it’s still great.

This healthy dip makes for a nice after school snack. It’s precisely why I made it. However, I think I ended up eating a lot of it before Scarlett even had a chance to come home from school. I did what I normally do–stand over the sink and stuff my face. I just couldn’t get enough of it, my crackers nearly crumbling under the weight of the scoops of dip. Scarlett also couldn’t stop eating it. She was even dipping her fingers in and licking them clean. I’m pretty sure that means success. Either that or I don’t feed her enough.