Warm Olive and Garlic Cream Cheese Dip
Warm Olive and Garlic Cream Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 6 garlic, cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 5 1/4 ounces pitted green olives, finely chopped
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 10 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 toast, or crostini, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the thinly sliced garlic and the pitted green olives. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
In a small skillet or pan, heat 5 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the finely chopped garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until it turns golden and fragrant, about 3-5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Add the finely chopped olives to the pan with the garlic and olive oil. Cook for another 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, allowing the olives to warm through and absorb the flavors.
⏱️ 4 min
- 4
Remove the pan from the heat. Sprinkle the dried oregano over the olive and garlic mixture and stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Place the softened cream cheese in a serving bowl. Drizzle a generous amount of additional olive oil directly over the cream cheese.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Carefully spoon the warm sautéed olive and garlic mixture over the olive oil-drizzled cream cheese in the bowl. Gently spread the olive mixture to cover the cream cheese.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Serve immediately with toast or crostini, encouraging guests to scoop a portion that includes both the warm olive mixture and the creamy cheese.
⏱️ 5 min
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Warm Olive and Garlic Cream Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 6 garlic, cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 5 1/4 ounces pitted green olives, finely chopped
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 10 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 toast, or crostini, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the thinly sliced garlic and the pitted green olives. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
In a small skillet or pan, heat 5 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the finely chopped garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until it turns golden and fragrant, about 3-5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Add the finely chopped olives to the pan with the garlic and olive oil. Cook for another 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, allowing the olives to warm through and absorb the flavors.
⏱️ 4 min - 4
Remove the pan from the heat. Sprinkle the dried oregano over the olive and garlic mixture and stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Place the softened cream cheese in a serving bowl. Drizzle a generous amount of additional olive oil directly over the cream cheese.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Carefully spoon the warm sautéed olive and garlic mixture over the olive oil-drizzled cream cheese in the bowl. Gently spread the olive mixture to cover the cream cheese.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Serve immediately with toast or crostini, encouraging guests to scoop a portion that includes both the warm olive mixture and the creamy cheese.
⏱️ 5 min