Make Labor Day Labor-Less with Santa Barbara Bay Spinach Dip

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Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) August 25, 2011 -- Make it a labor-less Labor Day by throwing work out the window and serving up an instant hit— Santa Barbara Bay’s Spinach Dip. Not only is it easy to dish out, but with more spinach than its competitors, it contains enough leafy greens to power Popeye! The perfect blend of tender spinach, crunchy water chestnuts and real dairy sour cream, it’s the easiest way to make any get-together a great one.

Never frozen or shelf-stable, this dip is solely comprised of locally sourced ingredients from Santa Barbara County. Fresh, tasty and ready to eat, consumers can’t seem to get enough. In fact, this dip has been named a Reader’s Choice of the Cooking Club of America.

“Santa Barbara Bay Spinach Dip contains a hearty blend of vegetables and has long been a favorite for consumers,” said Emily Alfano, director of marketing and new product development of Future Food Brands. “It is as close to homemade as you can get without making it yourself – and all you have to do is enjoy it.” Searching for this snack doesn’t take much work either, as it is available nationwide in grocery store chains.

And you can do more than just serve it as a dip. Santa Barbara Bay has lots of recipes using many of its great products online: http://santabarbarabay.com/sbb/recipes.htm. And here’s a fan favorite using Spinach Dip:

Spinach Triangles

INGREDIENTS
16 oz. box Filo dough
30 oz. Santa Barbara Bay® Spinach Dip
16 oz. Feta Cheese
Egg Wash

DIRECTIONS
• Allow frozen dough to thaw overnight in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Unfold sheets of dough and stack sheets into 4-inch squares. Place 1 tablespoon of dip and 1 teaspoon of feta cheese in the center of each square (about 6 sheets thick) and fold into a triangle.
• Seal the edges of the triangles with the egg wash.

• Place triangles on a baking sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes or until brown. Allow to cool and serve.

Santa Barbara Bay has also rebranded and repackaged its delectable dips, salads and spreads. They are now sold in 100 percent recyclable and BPA-free oval containers, which are microwave and dishwasher safe, and allow consumers to “spread the flavor” without any required preparation. This contemporary packaging has been coupled with updated branding, new logos and a new website, as well as the launch of a social media platform with both Facebook and Twitter accounts. Follow Santa Barbara Bay at facebook.com/SantaBarbaraBay and twitter.com/SantaBarbaraBay to enter contests and stay afloat of the latest announcements, tips, news and recipes.

About Future Food Brands, Ltd.
Founded in 1984, Future Food Brands, Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of innovative, quality seafood based and dairy based dips, salads and spreads distributed under two National brands, Salads of the Sea and Santa Barbara Bay as well as numerous private label brands. Products are sold in Deli, Dairy, Produce and Seafood departments nationwide. Future Food Brands, Ltd. is headquartered near Dallas in Carrollton, Texas.