Black Olive Butter Spread Recipes

OLIVE DIP RECIPE

Steps:

• Drain 1 jar green olives into a bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the green olive juice to add to the olive dip.
• Remove olive juice.
• Place 8 ounce softened cream cheese and 1 stick of margarine or butter in a bowl. Add the 2 tablespoons reserved green olive juice.
• Put olive juice in cream cheese.
• Mix until well combined.
• Mix cream cheese.
• In a bowl, place the drained jar of green olives.
• Places green olives in bowl.
• Chop the green olives. We used the Rada Food Chopper to easily chop our olives.
• Chop green olives.
• Add 2 small cans of sliced black olives to the green olives and continue to chop. Continue chopping until the olives are fully chopped.
• Chop black and green olives.
• Combine the olives with the cream cheese and mix until blended.
• Blend cheese and olives.
• Chill the olive spread before serving.
• Puts cream cheese in bowl.
• Serve the olive dip and enjoy!
• This delicious Olive Dip recipe is delicious spread on bread, crackers, or crostini! It's sure to be a hit at your next get-together!

BLACK AND GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine all the ingredients except the olive oil. Using the pulse button, process until coarsely chopped and well blended. Continue to process, slowly adding the olive oil. Refrigerate in a covered container. Use as needed.
• To prepare ahead:
• Tapenade will keep up to 1 week, refrigerated, in a covered container.

BLACK OLIVE BUTTER SPREAD

Steps:

• 1. Place ingredients in a food processor and pulse until well blended.
• 2. Wrap butter in plastic wrap and store in freezer until hard.
• 3. Cut into 1/2 inch slices. Rewrap remaining butter in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator or freezer.

RADISH CANAPES WITH BLACK-OLIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Mix olives, scallions, mint, and butter in a bowl. Season with pepper. Spread olive butter onto each baguette slice. Thinly slice radishes. Layer 2 or 3 slices on top of each canape.

BLACK OLIVE SPREAD

Steps:

• Place olives, Parmesan cheese, and garlic (if using) in a food processor. Add olive oil slowly while running. Process until smooth.

FRENCH BREAD SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine butter and mayonnaise and stir until well combined; stir in the grated cheeses, chives, black olives, garlic salt and pepper.
• Preheat broiler.
• Spread one side of each slice of bread thickly with butter mixture; lay the slices spread side up on a cookie sheet and slide under the broiler until the edges are brown, watching carefully to as not to burn the bread.
• Serve warm.

GREEN OLIVE SPREAD

Steps:

• Let cream cheese come to room temperature.
• Mix olives and cream cheese together.
• Chill for two hours minimum.
• Serve with crackers, pita chips, whatever you like!