Emerils Artichoke And Spinach Dip Recipes

EMERIL'S ARTICHOKE AND SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and flour in a saucepan over medium heatl. Stir the mixture constantly for 5-6 minutes to make a blond roux. Whisk in the milk and bring the liquid up to a boil. Season the liquid with salt and cayenne pepper. Simmer the liquid for 5-6 minutes, or until the liquid is thick and coats the back of a spoon. Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the cheeses. Set the sauce aside.
• In a saute pan, heat the remaining vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in handfuls of spinach at a time, until all spinach is incorporated. Add the garlic and artichokes and saute for 2 minutes. Season the vegetables with salt and cayenne pepper. Remove the vegetables from the heat and turn into a mixing bowl. Fold the reserved cheese sauce into the vegetables. Turn the mixture into a baking dish. Bake the dip for 10-15 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
• Serve hot with tortilla chips.

SAVORY SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE STUFFING - EMERIL LAGASSE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add the spinach and cook until just wilted, about 30 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water. Once cool, squeeze as much water from spinach as possible, then roughly chop, and reserve.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until golden brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, 2 teaspoons of Italian Essence, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the artichokes and cook, stirring, another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Combine the eggs, cream, chicken stock, lemon juice, remaining 1 tablespoon Italian Essence, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and remaining 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the bread, spinach, artichoke mixture, brie, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and parsley and stir to combine. If bread does not absorb all of liquid immediately then let rest until this happens, about 20 minutes.
• Pour the bread pudding mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan over the top and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Bake until firm in the center and golden brown, about 1 hour. Serve warm.

SPINACH, SHRIMP, AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 or 10" round ovenproof casserole and ser aside.
• Bring a medium pot of water to boil. Add spinach in batches and cooke until wilted, 2-3 minutes. Remove and refresh under cold running water. Squeeze to remove all excess water to chop. Set spinach aside.
• In a medium pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne, and cook, stirring for 1 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, to make a light roux, about 2 minutes.
• Add milk and cream in a steady stream, and cook, stirring constantly, until thick and creamy, 2-3 minutes. Add the cooked spinach and lemon juice, and stir to incorporate.
• Add shrimp, cubed and grated cheeses, artichoke hearts and bacon, and stir well.
• Remove from heat and pour into the prepared dish. Top with Parmesan and bake until bubbly, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and serve hot with chips.

EARL'S WARM SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Purée spinach and artichokes (drained) in blender, melt cream cheese in microwave if needed and blend in, add milk to let it blend but do not let it get too runny, should still be quite thick at this stage.
• Remove from blender and stir in feta, mozzarella, and herbs to taste.
• Heat in microwave until bubbly. It's best to serve a bit at a time unless you have a huge crowd since it cools quickly and isn't as good that way.
• To make pita chips: spray or lightly brush pita pockets with olive oil or butter and dust with salt and pepper. Cut each into 4 triangles and arrange on a baking sheet. put under broiler, oil side up, for 2 min or until crispy and golden-WATCH CAREFULLY! They burn very quickly.