Benedictine Cheese Spread Food

BEST BENEDICTINE SPREAD

Steps:

• Process cucumber chunks in a food processor until finely chopped. Put chopped cucumber and white onion in a piece of cheesecloth and twist to squeeze into a bowl as much liquid as possible from the vegetables, reserving the liquid.
• Assure the food processor bowl is dry before returning cucumber and onion mixture to the food processor. Add cream cheese, dill, hot pepper sauce, green food coloring, and cayenne pepper. Process the mixture until smooth, scraping down the sides of the food processor bowl a few times to make sure everything is integrated. If too thick, add reserved liquid a teaspoon at a time.

BENEDICTINE SPREAD

Steps:

• Process cream cheese, cucumber, dill, scallions, lemon juice, and mayonnaise in a food processor until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with dill. 2. Serve with carrot sticks, celery sticks, bell pepper, radishes, and crostini alongside.

BENEDICTINE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, salt, white pepper, dill and food coloring if desired; beat until smooth. Stir in cucumber and onion. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve with pita or snack rye bread.

KENTUCKY BENEDICTINE

Steps:

• Grate the unpeeled cucumbers on a box grater. Wrap in a kitchen towel and wring out any excess liquid.
• Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice and hot sauce in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cucumbers, chives, parsley, dill and scallions and pulse, stopping to scrape down the sides several times, until pale green and almost smooth. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
• Spread the Benedictine on the zucchini and squash slices and garnish with reserved dill fronds.

BENEDICTINE CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Finely grind cucumber pulp. Place in a piece of cheesecloth and press out juice until pulp is fairly dry. In a mixing bowl mash cheese with a fork. Work cucumber pulp into cheese, add onion, salt and Tabasco sauce. Add enough mayonaise to make a smooth, easy to spread filling. Add just enough food coloring to make cheese a pale green.

BENEDICTINE CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Add cream cheese cut in several pieces to your electric mixing bowl. Let soften for about 15 minutes. Cut up peeled cucumber and onion in pieces; add to a blender and puree.
• After cream cheese is softened, start mixer on low to medium speed; slowly add cucumber, onion puree until well blended.
• Add one or two drops of green food coloring to mixture for light green color.

BENEDICTINE

Steps:

• Grate the cucumber on the large holes of a box grater. Allow to drain in a layer of cheesecloth in a mesh strainer fitted over a bowl. Squeeze to remove excess liquid.
• Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese and mayonnaise in a large bowl and mix with a rubber spatula until smooth. Add the cucumber and onion and mix until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

BENEDICTINE SPREAD OR DIP

Steps:

• 1. Peel cucumber; grate over a bowl, using a microplane or fine grater.
• 2. Pour pulp and juice into a coffee filter placed in a small strainer over small bowl; gather ends of filter and gently squeeze and press to release juice into bowl.
• 3. Measure 3 tablespoons cucumber juice into a small saucepan. Discard remaining juice and pulp.
• 4. Repeat process with onion for 1 tablespoon juice to add to cucumber juice in pan.
• 5. Place pan over high heat, bring to a boil, then immediately remove from heat. (This will tame the cucumber and make it friendlier to the tummy.)
• 6. To the warm juice, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice and 5 drops of green food color gel; stir and mix well; set aside.
• 7. Unwrap cream cheese, place in mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat cream cheese well.
• 8. Gradually add juice, mixing until well incorporated and smooth.
• 9. Spread may be used immediately or cover and refrigerate (for up to one week) until served.

BENEDICTINE DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cheeses, parsley, mayonnaise, salt, cayenne, pepper and food coloring if desired; beat until smooth. Stir in cucumber and onion. Chill until serving. Serve with crackers.