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Spinach Artichoke Fondue

January 7, 2015 By Lokness 10 Comments

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How is your 2015 so far? I hope all is going well with you. I am blogging in Las Vegas right now. Bryan and I come to Vegas every year for CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Bryan comes for work and I tag along to enjoy a food heaven getaway.

Counting back, we realized this is our 7th CES. We can really call ourselves veterans now. CES is a huge event. All major tech companies come over to announce and display their future plans, latest products and gadgets. If you want to a quick browse of everything, it will take you at least 2 days to finish. So many vendors and too many products.

Over the years, we have learned many tricks and tips to survive, like discovering the fastest walking route from Harrah’s monorail station to Venetian, carrying a bottle of water with us at all time, and bringing the most comfortable walking shoes.

There are many interesting memories. One year, we were transporting a 50-inch flat screen TV from Las Vegas Hotel (previously Hilton Las Vegas) to Bellagio. Just the 2 of us, a rolling cart and a car. As you know, Vegas hotels are huge and require lots of walking. We were running down crowded hotels’ lobbies and hallways with a giant TV. Definitely some craziness… Another year, we were dining in Benihana. We happened to sit in the same table with the son of MTX audio. He ended up paying for everyone’s dinner. That was awesome!

CES is always the 1st event for us when reaches a new year. We love it, but we hate it. The days of walking can be really tiring. It is one of those things you kind of hate it when doing it, but will sure miss it if not doing it.

Back to food and recipe! This fabulous cheese fondue will be a great start for a cold winter. Gooey melting cheese with garlic, spinach and artichoke. Dip some bread in it. That was really satisfying. If Bryan and I can, we could really can eat this all day.

This fondue was inspired by The Melting Pot. Whenever we go to The Melting Pot, the Spinach and Artichoke fondue is the one we eat. It has tons of flavors and definitely much more interesting than a traditional cheese fondue. Although this recipe isn’t the exact one from The Melting Pot, the flavors were amazing and you really won’t notice the difference.

Bryan gave me this fondue set when we first started dating. It has been almost 10 years, and we have only used it once before. If you have a fondue set at home, I urge you to take it out and try this recipe. You will not regret it. If you don’t have a set, maybe think of getting one? It is so much fun to do fondue at home with your loved ones! If you don’t have one and don’t want one, you can still make this! Use a medium ramekin, a metal rack and a tea light. It should do the trick. Have fun and enjoy!

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Spinach Artichoke Fondue (Adapted from I Wash… You Dry)

2 – 4 servings

Ingredients:

–   1 cup Gruyère cheese (shredded)

–   1 cup low moisture Mozzarella (shredded)

–   ½ cup Parmesan cheese (shredded)

–   2 teaspoons flour

–   2/3 cup dry white wine

–   2 tablespoons garlic (minced)

–   1½ baby spinach (chopped)

–   2/3 cup artichoke hearts (drained and finely chopped)

–   Few drops of Tabasco

–   1½ cup baby carrots

–   1 cup broccoli (cut into 1-inch florets)

–   1 cup cauliflower (cut into 1-inch florets)

–   1/3 loaf French bread (cut into ½-inch cubes)

–   1 Granny Smith apple (cut into ½-inch cubes)

Directions:

  1. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, blanch the carrots for 3 minutes, and broccoli and cauliflower for 2 minutes. Drain. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine all the cheeses. Add flour and toss until evenly coated. Set aside.
  3. In a small pot over medium-high heat, add the white wine and garlic. Bring to a boil. Add spinach and artichokes. Cook until spinach is wilted, stirring continuously. Add the cheeses and continue to cook until cheeses are melted and smooth, stirring continuously. Add a few drops of Tabasco. Transfer half of the mixture to a fondue pot. Cover and keep the rest over low heat.
  4. Serve the cheese fondue immediately with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bread and apple. Stir the cheese every once a while.

Tips:

  1. I made half of the recipe last time for the 2 of us. We felt that it wasn’t enough, so I double the recipe here. If you really love cheese, this amount should be good for 2 of you. If you just want this as a small appetizer, this should feed 4 people.
  2. To make it easy, I bought a bag of pre-washed broccoli and cauliflower. Why go through all those troubles for little bit of veggies, right?
  3. I don’t like raw carrots, broccoli and cauliflower, so I blanched them. If you prefer raw veggies, just skip step 1.

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Cook Tagged With: artichoke, cheese, cheese fondue, fondue, spinach, The Melting Pot

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  1. Oana | Adore Foods says

    January 8, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    The Fondue set is to die for!! Absolutely loving it 🙂 Really interesting fondue recipe, I don’t have that often artichoke, so would be great to give it a try!!! Have fun in Las Vegas!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      January 15, 2015 at 10:53 am

      Haha. Thanks so much, Oana! The lazy susan bottom on the fondue set is awesome and very helpful! Can’t believe I have only used it twice! I will need to use it more often.

      But yea, think of this fondue like a spinach and artichoke cheese dip. I promise this is very tasty. 😉

      Reply
  2. Bonnie Eng says

    January 9, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    Ooo this looks super delish. Love how you’ve added veggies in it so that it’s like your fishing for a good catch! I actually did a fondue with my hubby for New Year’s but it’s very different! Your version looks too delicious not to try this winter, and the fondue pot is so cute!

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      January 15, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Thanks, Bonnie! Think of this fondue like a spinach and artichoke dip. That way, it seems to make more sense. 😉 But yea, fondue is so much fun! It sure makes great winter dinner!

      Reply
  3. Natalie @ Obsessive Cooking Disorder says

    January 15, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Oooah, the Melting Pot is one of our favorite “special celebration” restaurants to go out to. This looks amazing (and better for the wallet)

    PS. My bf’s name is Bryan too, so reading his name in your post throws me off haha. (he also loves Vegas lol)

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      January 15, 2015 at 4:19 pm

      LOL! I can imagine reading the name “Bryan” on someone else’s blog must be funny.

      Anyhow, yea, the Melting Pot is awesome! And you are so right! Making at home can save you a lot and having a lot more. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Maggie says

    January 18, 2015 at 11:02 pm

    It’s interesting to learn your New Year’s routine and wish you had a great start of 2015 too!
    Attending a exhibition show sounds really tiring but I guess it’ll be a lot of fun in Las Vegas!
    The cheese fondue looks so comforting and I love the fondue set. I cooked cheese fondue for last new year with my boyfriend, but the cheese didn’t melt so well because we need to heat it on the stove. This is sth I’ll definitely consider to purchase in the new year 🙂

    Reply
    • Lokness says

      January 26, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      Yea, Vegas is tons of fun, especially with the all the good fine-dining restaurant.

      I am sure your cheese fondue will come out much better next time. I heated mine in the stove as well before transferring to the fondue pot. Fondue set is something nice to have, even though we may not use it that much.

      Reply

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