Kalamata Olive Dip Recipe
This creamy and flavorful Kalamata Olive Dip combines briny kalamata olives with smooth cream cheese, garlic, and dried onion for a quick and easy appetizer. Perfect for serving with pita chips or crackers, this no-cook recipe is ready in minutes using a food processor to blend all ingredients into a delicious Mediterranean-inspired spread.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 2 cups of dip, serves 6-8 as an appetizer 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 250 grams (8.8 oz) kalamata olives, pitted and drained, reserving some brine, not rinsed
- 250 grams (8.8 oz) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 tablespoon olive brine (reserved from the olives)
- 1 tablespoon dried onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
To Serve
- Pita chips or crackers
Instructions
- Roughly chop the olives: Place the pitted kalamata olives into the food processor and blitz for about 5 seconds to roughly chop them. Remove the lid and use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure even chopping.
- Combine ingredients: Add the softened cream cheese, garlic powder, dried onion, and reserved olive brine to the food processor bowl with the olives. Blitz again for about 5 seconds, scrape down the sides, and blitz once more to blend all ingredients into a smooth, combined dip.
- Serve the dip: Transfer the olive dip into a serving bowl using a spatula. Provide a cheese knife and arrange pita chips or crackers around the bowl for dipping and spreading.
Notes
- Kalamata olives: Use a full 250-gram jar of kalamata olives, draining but reserving some of the brine. Do not rinse the olives to maintain flavor.
- Cream cheese: Soften the cream cheese to room temperature before blending for easier mixing and a smoother texture.
- Dried onion: This ingredient provides a rich onion flavor without the tears and prep time. If substituting with onion powder, reduce the quantity to 1 teaspoon.
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