Savory Cream Cheese & Olive Spread
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Cream Cheese and Olive Spread is a great one to tide everyone over with
sandwiches on a long car ride. It's creamy, salty, and very addictive for those
olive lovers out there. It's also super-simple to make with only 3 ingredients
(plus some of your olive brine). You can also use it as a veggie dip or with
crackers, so it's versatile, too!
Ingredients:
I hope this becomes your new favorite sandwich spread!
This is a recipe I got from my grandma. The first time I tasted a cream cheese
and olive sandwich, it was from a cooler in my grandma's back seat during a
road trip to visit family in Mississippi. It was weird-looking to kid-me, but
once she told me what was in it, I dug in...and was hooked.
(Yes, I was one of those kids that would eat up all of my mom's olives and
drink pickle juice from the jar!)
It's not common where I'm from in the south. I have no idea where this recipe
was born, so if any of you have this spread as a family recipe, where are you
from?
It makes a kick-butt sandwich, but is also great on a thick, hearty cracker,
or as a dip for any veggie that would go well with creamy cheese and salty
olive flavors.
You can use already sliced "salad olives" but I find that the jar is always
more pimiento than olives. I like to slice pimiento-stuffed manzanilla olives,
but it would also be delish with purple Kalamatas or black olives (make sure to buy pitted.) They don't
have to include pimiento peppers but they MUST be salted in a
brine.
As always, the printable recipe card is at the bottom of the post!
Cream Cheese & Olive Spread
Source:
Southern Mom Loves
Serves: 16
- 16 oz. of cream cheese (can use Neufchatel for a lower fat spread)
- 1 cup sliced green Manzanilla olives with pimiento
- 3 Tbsp. Mayonnaise (I like Kraft)
- 3 Tbsp. olive brine
Directions:
1. Beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and olive brine with a hand mixer until totally incorporated. The mixture should become a spreadable consistency.
2. Fold in the sliced olives.
That's it! If you want a saltier spread you can add in more brine. You can loosen up the consistency by adding a little more mayo, or you can add in less or more olives as you desire. You can make it a little spicy by adding in a pinch or cayenne or red pepper flakes. Make it your own family tradition!
For sandwiches: spread a thin layer over your favorite sliced bread.
If you love olives, you will love this spread!
It makes fabulous (and unexpected) finger sandwiches for a party. If you need more sandwich ideas, check out my sandwiches recipe section here.
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Yield: 16
Cream Cheese & Olive Spread
Cream Cheese and Olive Spread is a great one to tide everyone over with sandwiches on a long car ride. It's creamy, salty, and very addictive for those olive lovers out there. It's also super-simple to make with only 3 ingredients (plus some of your olive brine). You can also use it as a veggie dip or with crackers, so it's versatile, too!
Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 16 oz. of cream cheese (can use Neufchatel for a lower fat spread)
- 1 cup sliced green Manzanilla olives with pimiento
- 3 Tbsp. Mayonnaise (I like Kraft)
- 3 Tbsp. olive brine
Instructions
Directions
- Beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and olive brine with a hand mixer until totally incorporated. The mixture should become a spreadable consistency.
- Fold in the sliced olives. That's it!
Notes:
For sandwiches: spread a thin layer over your favorite sliced bread.
If you want a saltier spread you can add in more brine. You can loosen up the consistency by adding a little more mayo, or you can add in less or more olives as you desire. You can make it a little spicy by adding in a pinch of cayenne or red pepper flakes. Make it your own family tradition!
Calories
139.36Fat (grams)
14.04Sat. Fat (grams)
6.34Carbs (grams)
2.26Fiber (grams)
0.53Net carbs
1.73Sugar (grams)
1.18Protein (grams)
1.94Sodium (milligrams)
337.69Cholesterol (grams)
29.72
Have you ever had a Cream Cheese & Olive sandwich? Where are you from? Will you be giving this recipe a try? I love to read your comments!
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