Spinach dip potato salad

I got these crab cakes the other day and I was looking for side dishes to go with them. And I found the best potato salad recipe to go with it.
The potato salad has spinach, black beans and artichoke. It is super filling and delicious on its own. The leftovers are awesome. The original recipe is here
So, my dinner was crab cakes, Spinach and artichoke dip potato salad and Orzo pasta


Spinach Artichoke Dip Potato Salad

Crab cake dinner with potato

Spinach with artichoke dip potato salad

Ingredients:

1. 11/2 pounds small red potatoes scrubbed clean or peeled
2. 4 oz baby spinach cooked in microwave for 2-3 minutes
3. 4-oz or 1/2 package cream cheese, softened
4. 1/3 cup mayonnaise
5. 1/4 cup plain yogurt
6. 1 tablespoons white wine vinegar
7. 2 garlic cloves, minced
8. 1 teaspoon each of  dried Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt
9. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
10. 6 oz (mine was 81/2 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped), 2/3 jar
11. 3/4 cup chopped red onion
12. 1/2 cup cup black beans drained (optional)

Boil the potatoes for 20-25 minutes. Let them cool and chop.

Mix all the ingredients together and add the artichokes and black beans (if using).

Fold in the potatoes and enjoy 

Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip

Yesterday, I made Spinach and lamb curry and it was super delicious. My kids loved it too. But the can of spinach I got was a bit to much. So I had some canned spinach leftover. And I had some artichoke hearts left over from the artichoke heart hummus I made the other day. So using all the leftovers, so to say, I made this simple hot spinach artichoke dip. The original recipe can be found here 

Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach Artichoke dip

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup packed drained canned spinach
2. 1/2 cups chopped artichoke hearts packed in water, drained
3. 2 ounces cream cheese
4. 1 heaped tablespoon whole milk yogurt (use sour cream if you have)
5. 1/2 tablespoon Hellmann's Spicy Buffallo mayonnaise
6. 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
7. 1/2 teaspoon Frank's redhot
8. 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper salt
9. 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Heat the Spinach in some water for 2 minutes in the microwave. Heat the cream cheese to soften it. Mix all the ingredients together and give it a taste test and add more salt if needed. Serve it pita chips or tortilla chips