The rest of December officially just got better, thanks to these spinach artichoke twists!
I mean… aren’t these THE CUTEST!!
Yes. They are. But wait until you taste them. If you need a fun little appetizer to serve this holiday season, it is here for you.
This is SO much easier than it looks. I first saw the recipe on bon appetit. It looked incredible and I was dying to make it for a party, but thought it might be too involved.
Spoiler alert: it isn’t at all!
If I can do it, you definitely can do it.
All you need to make this happen is two sheets of puff pastry and a couple ingredients for the filling. Maybe a glass of wine for yourself on the side.
In fact, I changed a lot of things about the filling. For example, their’s uses frozen spinach and for some reason, I just never have frozen spinach on hand. I don’t love frozen spinach either. But we ALWAYS have fresh baby spinach in our fridge because we use it in smoothies daily. Plus, there is no thawing required!
And I added in chopped artichokes too. Because nothing screams “the holidays!” like spinach artichoke dip. It’s addictive.
The filling isn’t overly cheesy, because if is, it will end up seeping out and bubbling all over the pan. It’s best to use a crumbly cheese, one that doesn’t get super melty. You know? I prefer gorgonzola with my spinach, which I have ever since I made this fancier spinach dip. It has blue cheese in it and the flavor is elevated about a million points because of that.
The combination is just wonderful.
Oh! The other thing?
I always use pancetta in these twists too. YEP. So we have spinach, shallot, artichokes, pancetta and blue cheese. I mean… I would eat that out of a bowl alone. Snuggled up on the couch with a spoon. And netflix.
Then the top is showered with everything seasoning! Just when you didn’t think things could get more flavorful. Wowza.
The answer to the million dollar question: yes you can prep it ahead of time. YES! See, puff pastry is one of those things that really has to be baked and served almost immediately. It’s how you get the best buttery, flakey flavor and texture.
However, you can assemble this entire thing and throw it in the fridge for later in the day. It’s a win win!
Run run run and make it.
Everything Spinach Artichoke Twists
Now maybe I need a dip for this too…
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