Low Fat Spinach Onion Dip

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup frozen spinach, thawed
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 teaspoons basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook frozen spinach until done, about 5 minutes. let cool completely.
• 2 melt butter or margarine in a frying pan. add chopped onion and saute on medium low for about 5-7 minutes. add the 1/4 tsp salt while sauteing. (this can be done while spinach is cooking. this way you will save cooking time.) cool completely.
• 3 combine both to a medium bowl and add yogurt, mayonnaise, basil parsley, and garlic powder. combine well. at this point add salt and pepper for taste. (you don't need to add too much salt as salt was added to the onions. i used another 1/4 tsp of salt at this point).
• 4 let chill for at least 30 minutes before serving in order to let the flavours blend.