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Kentucky Derby Party Week
Cucumber Cheese Spread Recipe
With Mother’s Day and Kentucky Party Derby Celebrations this weekend, one’s food musings turns to brunchs and luncheons. A traditional favorite at teas, Benedictine Spread sandwiches topped the charts over one hundred years ago, devised by a Louisville caterer Jennie Benedict.
Way back when, the little cucumber spread sandwiches were made with white bread, the bread rolled thin with a rolling pin, and the crusts trimmed. Sometimes served in cut circles, sometimes in traditional quartered points, the Benedictine Spread sandwiches were the toast of the Louisville elite.
Times have changed. I still enjoy Benedictine Spread on tea sandwhiches, but for quick entertaining the spread is perfect for stuffing celery with. Creamy, with that cool cucumber crispness, Benedictine in all forms is still a favorite on the first Saturday in May.
And everyone knows, Benedictines are NOT green.
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Ingredients
- 1/3 bar of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- 1/3 of a cucumber sliced and peeled
- 1 Tablespoon Mayo
- 1 dash of Tabasco (I used my homemade Tabasco Hot Sauce Recipe)
Garnish with fresh dill if you have it
Method
1. Put cheese, cucumber, and mayo in food processor, blending until mixture is very smooth.
2. Chill in the refrigerator overnight.
For sandwiches, often the bread is buttered first, then the spread applied. This is a good practice if you are making sandwiches several hours before they are to be served.
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