Benedictine Dip

Name: Benedictine Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 English Cucumber, diced; u00bd purple onion, finely chopped; 8 ounces cream cheese; 3 tablespoons Duke's Mayonnaise or other mayonnaise; 4-6 dashes hot sauce; kosher salt, to taste; garlic powder, to taste; 3-4 drops green food coloring, optional; crackers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumber spears

By Dip Mixing

May 6, 2024

Our friends Leila and Kevin invited us to their Kentucky Derby party. She served this delicious Benedictine Dip, which was invented by the caterer and restauranteur Jennie Carter Benedict in Louisville around the turn of the 20th century. The dip combines cucumbers, red onions with cream cheese and mayonnaise. Initially, it was a spread for tea sandwiches, and over time, Benedictine spread went beyond sandwiches and became a dip for crackers and crudité.

Prep: 10 mins
Yields: 8 Servings

Ingredients

1 English Cucumber, diced

½ purple onion, finely chopped

8 ounces cream cheese

3 tablespoons Duke's Mayonnaise or other mayonnaise

4-6 dashes hot sauce

kosher salt, to taste

garlic powder, to taste

3-4 drops green food coloring, optional

Serving options

crackers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumber spears

Directions

1Mix the cucumber, onion, cream cheese, mayonnaise, hot sauce, kosher salt, and garlic powder into a bowl until well-combined. Taste and season additionally according to preference. Add the green food coloring if using.

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