Kalamata Olive Spread

Vino Girl's Note:

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.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 cups

• 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:

1. Combine olives, sour cream, and dill in a food processor and pulse until well blended.
2. Add cheeses and pulse until the mixture is creamy.
3. Serve with pita bread, crostini, crackers, etc.

Reviews

[flower7]

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!

[Bonnie G #2]

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.

[Babs in Toyland]

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!