Description
Green Olive Dip is a creamy, tangy, and easy-to-make appetizer perfect for parties, game day, or any gathering. Bursting with briny green olive flavor and mellow cream cheese, it’s sure to be a crowd favorite.
Ingredients
• 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ½ – 1 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste
• 6 ounces green olives with pimento, drained (save the brine)
• 1-3 tablespoons olive brine
Instructions
1. Add cream cheese and mayonnaise to a food processor. Blend until smooth.
2. Add onion powder and garlic powder. Mix until fully incorporated.
3. Add the green olives. Pulse until olives are evenly mixed — leave a little texture.
4. Add 1 tablespoon olive brine and blend. Continue adding brine until you reach the desired consistency.
5. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
– Use room-temperature cream cheese for best texture.
– Start with ½ tsp garlic powder and increase to taste.
– Refrigerate for 2+ hours to let flavors meld.
– Serve with crackers, pita chips, or vegetable sticks.
– Not recommended for freezing — best enjoyed fresh within 5 days.
- Prep Time: 10
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 tablespoons
- Calories: 149
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 454
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 9