Sunday, November 14, 2010

Olive and Sun Dried Tomato Spread


I went thru a phase where I loved, loved, loved Martini's, dirty please, extra dirty with lots of olives! I think I actually just liked the Martini's for the olives, I love olives, any kind, color or shape. Filled with garlic, habenero, pimento and even small onions.

I was reading Shelby's blog Grumpy's Honeybunch and saw she made a spread with olives. I could not WAIT to get some cream cheese and try it for myself.

I used regular green olives stuffed with pimento, added a bit of pepper and a dash of salt. It was the perfect spread for this olive lover. I literally nearly swooned, ok I did swoon a bit. My husband is not such a lover of olives, so I decided to add some Sun Dried Tomatoes in oil. That toned the olive taste down just enough! Heaven on a cracker!

1 package cream cheese
3/4 of jar of Green Olives with Pimento (or any olive you like), drained and diced
dash of salt
dash of pepper
2 tbl of finely chopped Sun Dried Tomato
Crackers of your choice

Let the cream cheese come to room temperature, mix in the remaining ingredients and serve with crackers or on a Bagel would be awesome!

12 comments:

Bethie said...

I love olives!!!! I think I need to make this for T-day!!

Tam Hess said...

Now that's my kind of cooking! :)

teresa said...

wow, this is beautiful, i love olives too!

The Blonde Duck said...

I eat olives straight out of the jar and am addicted to chips and dip. This is a dangerous, dangerous recipe.

Marjie said...

And, of course, this would be a perfect addition to the Thanksgiving appetizer table, wouldn't it? While I'm not a fan of olives, I have plenty of people who are!

Anonymous said...

I dont love olives but adding this to superbowl menu too

Pam said...

I love olives too - especially stuffed with blue cheese. This dip would be a perfect appetizer for Thanksgiving.

Dewi said...

Your spread sounds very tempting Cheryl.

Judy said...

This sounds so easy and so good. Love olive and love cream cheese.

Sharon said...

mmm...olives! I love any and all snacks!

grace said...

as i peruse a menu at a new restaurant, i always stop when i see sun-dried tomatoes--they're a love of mine. this is a fine slather indeed.

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to see what other nice holiday munchies are coming. You are my life-line. Bless you

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