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Black Olive Dip in bowl on plate with pita chips
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Black Olive Dip

Black Olive Dip is a quick and easy recipe to get your party started! A simple olive dip that will win all the party goers over.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, dip
Cuisine: Western
Keyword: black olive dip, olive dip
Servings: 6
Calories: 255kcal
Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

  • 2 cups black olives sliced, Note1
  • 250 grams/8 oz cream cheese room temperature, Note 2
  • 2 tablespoon olive brine Note 3
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder Note 4
  • 1 teaspoon dried onion Note 5
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Black olives: add the sliced black olives to the food processor bowl and blitz for 5 seconds to roughly chop.
  • Combine: next add the cream cheese, garlic powder, dried onion, pepper and olive brine. Then blitz for 5 seconds, stop, remove the lid and scrape down the insides of the food processor, then put the lid back on and blitz for a further 5 seconds till all of the ingredients are consistency mixed in.
  • To serve: transfer the combined dip into a serving bowl and place it in the centre of a platter. Then spread pita chips, crackers or chips around the base of the bowl and provide a cheese knife for serving.

Notes

  • Note 1 Black olives: I buy a tall thin jar of olives that you can purchase at Aldi, Coles or Woolworths. Sliced Olives are good for this recipe as you know without doubt there will be no pits! Simply drain (don't rinse) and throw them into the food processor. 
  • Note 2 Cream cheese: this ingredient is is very thick and solid. When it comes out of the fridge it is quite firm. It will be much easier to work with (for any recipe) if you let it sit on the bench for a little while as it will naturally soften as it reaches room temperature.
  • Note 3 Olive brine: the olives will be in their own brine (liquid), sometimes known as olive juice.  We drain the olives and reserve some of this brine to add to our dip to ensure that it is packed with flavour! 
  • Note 4 Garlic powder: you will find this in the herbs and spices section of the supermarket. It is a very fine pale cream coloured powder (it is different to garlic salt).
  • Note 5 - Dried onion: as above you will find this in the herbs and spices section of the supermarket. In a small package or jar. If you cannot find it, use you use onion powder (equivalent amount) in its place. However avoid using regular diced onion as it will be too much (ie omit instead). 

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 1589mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 841IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1mg