Total departure from the “journey to an orderly home” thing here.
But hey, when you have a sudden inspiration to make your very favorite and easy dip, you actually have the ingredients on hand, and you have a blog. . . it kind of makes sense that you should take a picture and write it up.
Right?
First, let me acknowledge the elephant in the room and say that I am fully aware that it looks . . . well . . . kind of disgusting.
That’s actually a part of my story.
I’m a picky eater, and I didn’t like olives until I was in my twenties. The fact that I had never actually tried them had something to do with that.
Anyway, when I lived in Thailand, I attended a Chr
istmas Pool Party. Christmas falls in the Hot Season, which is the coolest of their three. (The other two are Hotter Season and Hottest Season.) Out by the pool, it was dark. Really dark. I went through the line filling my plate and had no idea what I was getting. I started eating, and suddenly had to stop my conversation to exclaim that I had just eaten the best thing I’d ever put in my mouth.
I couldn’t see it, and I’d never tasted anything like it before, so I spent the rest of the party asking everyone I saw what it was and who had made it, which was hard to do because I didn’t want to give them a taste, but that meant I had to lure them to some light to try to see it.
Turns out, it was olive dip. And it’s about the easiest recipe ever.
It only has three ingredients:
One 8 oz package of cream cheese.
1/2 cup of chopped green olives.
1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
The key is to fill your 1/2 cup measuring cup
with the chopped olives, and then pour the juice from the olives to fill up all the little spaces between them. Make sense? It’s this juice mixing in with the cream cheese that makes the dip so fabulous.
Mix it all together, and serve with crackers or veggie sticks.
You can form it like a cheese-ball, but I generally add in extra juice so it makes it more of a dip consistency.
The very best thing about this dip is that you can take it to a party, and no one will eat it because it looks so awful. Then, you can take it home and have it all to yourself!
I’m linking this very old post to Kelly’s Korner Blog for Show Us Your Life recipe link-up. If you’re new here, be sure to check out my About page to find out what my deslobification journey is all about!
My husband would love that olives and pecans might have to make it sometime for him.
I don't mind black olives but the green ones are a bit too pickled for my tastes, I think… really I popped over to reiterate that you crack me up!!
I would never have tried it if it wasn't pitch dark.
And feel free to pop over anytime to say I'm funny. It makes my day!!!
Interesting….I'm a dip fan so I'll have to try it, based on your recommendation.
Great piece and easy recipe. I'll be coming back for more humor and recipes, thank you very much!
That sounds so good. I love cream cheese and olives. I'm a little skeptical about the pecans though but I'm sure it is probably good. I will have to try it.
My mom used to make a sandwich spread with olives and and pecans in cream cheese, basically the above without the olive liquid. It was very good. I’ll have to try it again, or this version as a dip.
My mom used to make something similar, except I think it’s cream cheese, sour cream, and olives. Soooooo good. 🙂
sounds delicious but there’s something red in the photo – is it tomatoes?
What is the red stuff in it?
The picture has red in it.
It’s the pimento in the olives.
Stuff it in celery! I can get my husband to agree to ANYTHING if i make him celery stuffed with this! Seriously! ANYTHING! LOL
My sister-in-law made one a couple years back that I LOVE. All my friends request it.
5 oz jar green olives (drained and chopped but reserve the juice to add as needed for desired flavor)
2 pkgs 8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup mayo
1/4 cup chopped onion
Mix and serve with crackers.
I will have to try yours with pecans.
I have been eyeing this recipe for years. Finally made it today for a party tonight. Had to take a taste test, then lick the bowl clean, and now, despite being non-stop busy, all I think about is having more! Really a good dip! Thanks.