Best Benedictine Spread Recipes

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:

• 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.

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 SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• Place cream cheese in a bowl and mash with a fork until smooth. Wrap cucumber in cheesecloth, then squeeze out and discard juice. Add cucumber to cream cheese and mix thoroughly. Wrap onions in cheesecloth and squeeze juice into cream cheese mixture, then discard onions. Mix mayonnaise and Tabasco sauce into cream cheese mixture. Season to taste with salt, then add 1 drop food coloring and mix well. Serve on thinly sliced white sandwich bread, topped with another slice of bread, trimmed, and cut into finger sandwiches.

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.

KENTUCKY BENEDICTINE SPREAD OR DIP

Steps:

• Peel cucumber and scrape out seeds. Grate cucumber coarsely. Put grated cucumber in the bowl of a food processor with remaining food ingredients. Pulse, until smooth. Then, add a drop or two of green food coloring, to reach desired shade of green. Alternatively, mix the ingredients with an electric mixer.
• Spread on sandwich bread, or use it for canapes. Thin with sour cream, if too thick, to make a dip for vegetables or crackers. Makes about 2 cups.

KENTUCKY BENEDICTINE SPREAD

Steps:

• Grate or finely chop cucumber. Toss with salt and allow to drain in a mesh seive in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. After draining, press salted cucumber with the back of a spoon to remove any additional moisture. In a medium bowl, combine the cucumber and softened cream cheese until well blended and smooth. Stir in onion, pepper, garlic and Worcesteshire sauce, and adjust spices to taste. Chill for at least another hour before serving to allow the flavors to mingle. Fresh, finely minced onion and garlic may be substituded for the dehydrated spices. However, use sparingly, as the flavor can overpower the cucumber.

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 SPREAD

Steps:

• To get the juice, peel and grate a cucumber, then wrap in a clean dish towel and squeeze juice into a dish.
• Discard pulp.
• Do the same for the onion.
• Mix all ingredients with a fork until well blended. Using a blender will make the spread too runny.

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.

BENEDICTINE SPREAD

Steps:

• 1. Grate the cucumber. Place in cheesecloth and squeeze liquid out. Set aside.
• 2. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese til fluffy. Stir in cucumber and remaining ingredients except for the bread and crackers. Adjust the consistancy with more or less mayonaise. (I prefer a bit more mayo).
• 3. Cover and chill at least 4 hours (overnight is better). Spread Benedictine on bread. You can top them with a thin slice of green olive or roasted red pepper. Place some in a bowl with crackers for dipping.

DERBY BENEDICTINE SPREAD

Steps:

• Wrap grated cucumber in clean towel and squeeze juice into bowl.
• Wrap grated onion in clean towel and squeeze juice into bowl.
• Combine 3 Tbl cucumber juice, 1 Tbl onion juice, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Serve with crackers or vegetables.

BENEDICTINE SPREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Put cheese, cucumber, and mayo in food processor, blending until mixture is very smooth.
• Chill covered in the refrigerator overnight.
• For celery stuffing spread in the groove. For sandwiches, dill sprigs or watercress makes a springy and tasty garnish.
• Notes and Observations:
• You could roll out white bread, trimming the crusts and cutting with fancy cookie cutters for truly retro elegance. I usually just use bread right out of the wrapper. For sandwiches that might have to wait for the party, I butter the bread before adding Benedictine spread. The butter serves as a barrier, keeping the sandwiches from getting soggy.
• This will make about 1/2 cup of spread.