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Benedictine Spread Recipe

This fresh tasting Kentucky Derby Favorite of cream cheese, cucumber, and onion is delicious and, like that other Southern favorite sandwich spread, Pimento Cheese, deserves to be the next Southern Food "Discovered" by the rest of the world. Use it alone for Kentucky Derby Sandwiches, as a sandwich spread with meat and other ingredients or as a dip for chips, crackers and vegetables.
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Lunch, Party Food
Keyword: Southern Lunch, Southern Party Food, Southern Sandwiches

Materials

  • 1 pound Cream Cheese at room temperature
  • 1 Cucumber peeled, sliced in 1/2 lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon White Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Dill Weed
  • Green Food Coloring

Instructions

  • Shred the cucumber.
  • Squeeze dry. Remove as much water as possible.
  • Place cream cheese in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.
  • Add cucumber, salt, pepper and dill weed. Mix well.
  • Add a drop or two of green food coloring, if you like. (I prefer not to use it. I like the white/very-light-green color) Mix well.