This is by far my absolute favorite dip
EVER! And I mean it! It’s actually one of my favorite foods/dishes
ever. It’s cool, refreshing, creamy and to die for slathered on a
cracked
pepper and olive oil triscuit. It is always my go to dip when I
need a quick and easy crowd pleasing appetizer. I could totally eat
this whole recipe on my own and have gotten close on more than one
occasion. Not that there are leftovers all that often but this dip
does last quite a few days for your snacking pleasure.
We always have this around on holidays
since we don’t usually have lunch and if you know my family you
know we are snackers. I have been known to wake up on such holidays
and perphaps have cucumber dip with triscuits for breakfast. Please
don’t judge me. You will understand once you make it. It’s so
good that you have to start your morning off with it (and I have
never been a huge fan of breakfast food).
Want to know another thing that makes
this dip even better? I use reduced fat mayo and cream cheese and it
still tastes just as good as when it’s made with the full fat
versions. So it’s not so bad when I eat the whole darn bowl.
And please forgive me for the football
crackers here. When I snapped the photos it was football season and
somehow I totally forgot to blog about this glorious dip. It’s the
perfect summer dish to bring to picnics or barbeques (just make sure
you put the bowl on ice if it’s going to be out for awhile).
Cucumber Dip
1 English
cucumber, or 2 regular cucumbers (peeled, seeds removed and chopped
into small chunks)
1 pkg. (8oz.) 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup reduced fat mayo (I like the olive oil kind)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. dried dill weed
1/8-1/4 tsp. cayenne
1 pkg. (8oz.) 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup reduced fat mayo (I like the olive oil kind)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. dried dill weed
1/8-1/4 tsp. cayenne
Place all ingredients but the cucumbers
in a food processor mix until smooth and combined. Stir in cucumbers.
Best if made the night before. Serve with crackers.
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This sounds so yummy! I'll have to try this. The question I have is how do you avoid the dip from getting too watery from the cucumbers? I've made cucumber dips several times, and that always seems to happen after storing the leftovers.
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