Easy Vegan Spinach Dip

While trying to maintain my healthy vegetarian diet, I came up with this excellent subsitute for my high-fat favorite party snack.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8 1/4 C servins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) package soft tofu
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1 (12 ounce) jar marinated artichokes
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope  ranch dip mix
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 -2  teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
• 1  tablespoon  onion flakes

Directions

1. Combine drained tofu with spices, and blend together (I used my food processor, but a hand blender would work well too). Thin out mixure with 1-2 T of marinade from the artichokes, until the consistancy of sour cream.
2. Add artichokes, roughly chopped into bite-sized pieces.
3. Add spinach and mix well.
4. Refrigerate for several hours before serving cold with pumpernickel bread, crackers, or raw vegetables.