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Vegan Spinach White Bean Dip

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Cannellini beans create the perfect creamy base in this Vegan Spinach White Bean Dip for a surprisingly delicious and healthy appetizer for any party. 

Top view of a bowl of Vegan Spinach White Bean Dip with pieces of bread and spinach around.

Update: This recipe is a few years old (from my first site), but I wanted to highlight it now. With New Year's Eve quickly approaching, it's a great option for get togethers and parties!

How was your Christmas? Full of fun, cheer, and good food, hopefully. We had a wonderful time with family sharing gifts, watching the hubby’s favorite holiday movie, A Christmas Story and eating plenty of yummy foods like cookies of course, and this AMAZING Vegan Spinach White Bean Dip.

This dip is seriously out of this world delicious. Even my skeptical father in law, who is very much a meat and potatoes kind of guy, enjoyed several bites.

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Close up 45 degree view of bowl of Vegan Spinach White Bean Dip. In the background there are pieces of bread and spinach leaves.

what's in it

This spinach dip is creamy, packed with flavor, and deceptively healthy and it all starts with a surprising ingredient, beans! White beans such as cannellini or great northern create the perfect creamy base for this dip. Nutritional yeast gives it a cheesy flavor as well as additional nutrients like b vitamins and even some protein.

Delicious and healthy, that’s my kind of dip!

Close up top view of dip spread on bread held between fingers above a board with other pieces of bread.

This dip is crazy good, seriously addictive, and great for parties and get-togethers. Try it at your New Year’s Eve celebrations!

more kid friendly party foods to try

Vegan Honey Mustard Hummus

Green Pea Hummus

Vegan Cheesy Herb Potato Wedges

Breaded Tofu Sticks

Broccoli Quinoa Sticks w/ Cashew Cheese Sauce

Vegan Barbecue Quinoa Ball Sliders

Dip spread on a toast point among other pieces of toast on a wooden cutting board. There is a bowl of dip and spinach leaves in the background.

If you try any of these recipes, let me know how it turns out! Leave a comment below or snap a pic and tag it @weelittlevegans on Instagram so I’ll be sure to see it!

5 from 3 votes
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Vegan Spinach White Bean Dip
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Course: Appetizer
Author: Melissa
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch fresh spinach
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups cooked white beans such as great northern or cannellini
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon vegan mayo such as Vegenaise
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ¾ - 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • crackers, toasted bread, veggies, etc. for dipping
Instructions
  1. Wash spinach thoroughly and chop.

  2. Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil over medium heat and sauté spinach until wilted. Salt and pepper lightly.

  3. In a food processor combine beans, nutritional yeast, 3 tablespoon olive oil, vegan mayo, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper until beans have broken down completely and mixture is creamy.

  4. Add spinach and pulse just to combine.

  5. Serve with crackers, bread, or veggies.

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Comments

  1. Rachel Caron

    March 11, 2020 at 9:45 pm

    How much garlic powder should we use?

    Reply
    • Melissa

      March 12, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      Start with 1/4 tsp and adjust depending on your taste preferences.

      Reply
  2. Nikki Baker

    March 19, 2020 at 12:54 pm

    5 stars
    My daughters and I made this (10 and 7 years old), and it was super easy and DELICIOUS!

    Reply
  3. Kris

    April 09, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    How much would you say is a bunch of spinach?

    Reply
    • Melissa

      April 10, 2020 at 8:44 am

      Hi Kris, after checking around the internet it seems 1 bunch of spinach is about half a pound or 1-2 cups. This recipe is really forgiving so you don't have to be exact. Add as much or as little spinach as you like. Hope this helps.

      Reply
    • Leslie

      September 18, 2020 at 4:12 pm

      This dip was DELISH!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Making it AGAIN this weekend. ❤️

      Reply
      • Melissa

        September 27, 2020 at 8:15 am

        I'm so glad you enjoy the recipe!! Thank you for taking the time to comment and share feedback 😊

        Reply
  4. Jessica Patterson

    May 21, 2020 at 7:59 am

    Should this be served hot or cold?

    Reply
    • Melissa

      May 21, 2020 at 4:03 pm

      I usually serve it cold, but I think you could also warm it in the oven if you wanted. Let me know if you try it!

      Reply
  5. Melissa Crain

    July 19, 2020 at 8:47 am

    5 stars
    Can you use canned beans?

    Reply
    • Melissa

      July 20, 2020 at 4:23 pm

      Yes, canned beans can be used. You’ll need less salt than called for in the recipe if using canned. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  6. C

    August 06, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    Where does the clove of garlic come in, in the food processor or sauteed with the garlic?

    Reply
    • Melissa

      August 06, 2020 at 4:38 pm

      I prefer to sauté it with the spinach, but it can go directly in the processor too. Thank you for pointing this out. I’ll update the recipe 🙂

      Reply
  7. TM

    December 14, 2021 at 12:32 am

    5 stars
    Love this dip - been making it for about the last year since I found the recipe and it’s one of my favorite go-to’s

    Reply
    • Melissa

      December 20, 2021 at 8:25 pm

      Yay! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like the recipe 🙂

      Reply
  8. Lorri

    May 02, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    Hi, can you make this without the nutritional yeast?

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Melissa

      May 04, 2022 at 9:29 pm

      Hi, yes you can make it without the nutritional yeast if desired. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  9. Carie

    January 23, 2023 at 4:17 pm

    Delicious recipe and easy to tweak for preferences. I found the recipe lacked nothing cutting out the added 3T of olive oil in an effort to cut down on the fat. In the future I think I’ll try omitting the vegan Mayo as well and just add additional liquid (maybe from the beans). Delicious and healthy dip!

    Reply
  10. Rik

    January 30, 2023 at 12:55 pm

    I have a glut of frozen spinach. Have you ever made it with frozen?

    Reply
  11. Barbara

    February 12, 2023 at 2:41 pm

    This looks so good! Do you have any suggestions for how to keep it flavorful if you can't have all that salt?

    Reply

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