Kalamata Olive Spread
"This comes from Coastal Living, and the recipe is credited to Louis Pappas Market Cafe in Tampa. I haven't been to this cafe, but the Pappas family is well-known in Florida for their wonderful Greek food. If you have to pit the olives, the prep time will be longer."
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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3 cups
ingredients
- 1 (6 ounce) jar kalamata olives, pitted and drained
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
directions
- Combine olives, sour cream, and dill in a food processor and pulse until well blended.
- Add cheeses and pulse until the mixture is creamy.
- Serve with pita bread, crostini, crackers, etc.
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Reviews
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This was a really good dip, the flavors are all great together, especially the dill (I used fresh, and a ton more than called for). -
Mmmmmmm this is very very good! Before I made it I was unsure about the dill but it blended with the other flavors quite well. I cut this down to 1/4 recipe to use a 1/2 pkg of Neufchatel cheese leftover from another recipe. As I am currently without a food processor (it broke), I chopped the olives by hand as much as I could then just mixed everything together. As mentioned, I used Neufchatel cheese as well as light sour cream and my favorite sheep's milk feta. Thanks for posting! -
We were invited to friends for dinner at the last minute and took this as it not only sounded differant but was easy to put together with things I had in the pantry. It turned out lovely, though the color was a little off putting - I think next time what I'd do is add a little green and/or red with some peppers. It would not only add some color but a little more flavor and bite. All in all a very nice dip with a differant flavor. I did serve with unsalted crackers after reading Babs in Toyland's review and that seemed to work well. -
This stuff is not only delicious - it's addictive too. My only suggestion is to use a cracker that is not too salty because of the salt in the olives. I used bagel chips and water crackers and they worked great. Thanks for posting!
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
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I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
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