Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip on BakeSpace.com

Ingredients

• 1 - 8 oz block cream cheese - room temp
• 1 - 14 oz can artichokes - rinsed, drained and roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach -
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise - Do not use miracle whip here, gives an off taste
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese - best to use fresh grated instead of "green can"
• 4 med to large cloves garlic - finely minced
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese - grated
• 1/2 tsp dried basil - if you prefer fresh use 1 Tbsp
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt
• fresh ground pepper - to your taste, I probably use about 1/4 tsp
• pinch of red pepper flakes
• 3 dashes Tabasco hot sauce.
• 1 small plum or roma tomato chopped - for topping
• french baguette sliced thin and lightly toasted