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    Published Aug 14, 2023 (Updated Jun 13, 2025) by Heather Bilyeu

    10 Minute Kentucky Benedictine Spread

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    10-Minute Kentucky Benedictine spread is made with just a few simple ingredients. This southern spread combines cream cheese, crisp cucumber, onion, and spices in one bowl, resulting in a creamy and tangy dip that's perfect to serve with crackers or as small tea sandwiches.

    A glass serving bowl with 10 Minute Kentucky Benedictine Spread in it and crackers around it.

    What recipe could be more fitting for me to share that is not only southern, but from Kentucky, and specifically created in Louisville, KY where my family lives?! This is everything you love about Derby City, Kentucky, and just the South in general. Similar to lots of other homemade cold dips and spreads that aren’t overcomplicated (like cold cucumber cream cheese dip with mayo), this Benedictine dip is full of flavor and perfect for any gathering you are hosting!

    It is a simple recipe made of 10 ingredients and one bowl. It is perfect to serve for bridal showers, holidays, Derby parties, or any get-together you are hosting. Serve as a dip or as a traditional Benedictine finger sandwich. Through different rounds of recipe testing, let me show you how I love to make this Kentucky classic dip!

    Welcome to my home, let's cook!

    A cutting board with a peeled and sliced cucumber on it.
    Peel the cucumber, slice down the middle, and remove the seeds with a spoon.
    Diced cucumber on a cutting board.
    Finely dice, making sure they are tiny with no large chunks of cucumber.
    Diced and minced onion and garlic on a cutting board.
    Finely dice and mince the onion and garlic.
    cream cheese, mayo and spices in a bowl
    Add softened cream cheese, mayo, lemon juice, and spices to a large bowl.
    Mixing together cream cheese, cucumber, onion and garlic in a bowl.
    Then add in the cucumber, onion, and garlic.
    Mixing together benedictine dip in a glass bowl.
    Mix together well with a spatula.
    Adding green food coloring to benedictine spread.
    Add a tiny bit of green food coloring to the dip. Mix together until a pale light green color has been achieved. Add a small amount at a time - more can always be added, but you can't take it away.
    2 small plates with crackers and benedictine dip on them. The serving bowl with more crackers are next to it.

    ⭐️RECIPE TIP ⭐️For the food coloring, I have Wilton icing colors on hand from cake making. I just take a toothpick or butter knife and stick the tip in to gather up the smallest amount, and then drag that through the dip. I have found this to be not only the easiest but least messy way to add just the smallest amount of food coloring possible without getting green EVERYWHERE (only speaking from experience lol). This is also optional to the recipe, but it adds just the tiniest hint of light green, giving it that classic Benedictine color.

    Once you are ready to serve, place it in a serving bowl alongside your favorite crackers, French bread, and or fresh veggies. It has a smooth and creamy texture, so whatever you like to serve with dips will be perfect!

    A hand scooping a cracker in 10 Minute Kentucky Benedictine Spread from a glass serving bowl.
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    10 Minute Kentucky Benedictine Spread


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    • Author: Heather Bilyeu
    • Total Time: 10 minutes
    • Yield: 8-10 1x
    • Diet: Gluten Free
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    10-Minute Kentucky Benedictine Spread is made with just a few simple ingredients. This southern spread combines cream cheese, crisp cucumber, onion, and spices in one bowl, resulting in a creamy and tangy dip that's perfect to serve with crackers or as small finger sandwiches.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 Medium English Cucumber (about 1 cup) - peeled, seeded, and finely diced
    • 1 Small Onion (about ½ cup) - finely diced
    • 1 Garlic Clove - finely minced
    • 2 - 8 Ounce Packages Cream Cheese - softened to room temperature
    • 2 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
    • Juice from ¼ of a Lemon
    • 2 Teaspoons Fresh Dill - finely minced
    • 1 Teaspoon Salt
    • ½ Teaspoon White Pepper
    • ⅛ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
    • Green Food Coloring*

    Instructions

    1. Peel the cucumber and slice off the ends. Cut in half and with a spoon, gently scrape the seeds out to remove. Finely dice and add to a large mixing bowl. You want to dice as small as you can so that there are no big chunks.
    2. Finely dice the onion. Mince the garlic clove.  Add to the bowl with the cucumber.
    3. Add softened cream cheese, mayo, lemon juice, fresh dill, and spices. Mix well until everything is evenly combined.
    4. Add a tiny amount of green food coloring and stir. Add a small amount at a time and keep adding until it is a very light green color.
    5. Place in a bowl and serve with crackers, French bread, and fresh veggies, or enjoy as Benedictine Finger Sandwiches.

    Notes

    • Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
    • Can be prepped up to 24 hours before serving - keep in an airtight container in the fridge until needed.
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 0 minutes
    • Category: Appetizer - Dips
    • Method: Cooking
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 2 ounces
    • Calories: 238
    • Sugar: 3.4 g
    • Sodium: 529 mg
    • Fat: 22.5 g
    • Carbohydrates: 6.3 g
    • Fiber: 0.6 g
    • Protein: 4 g
    • Cholesterol: 59.8 mg

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