Cucumber Cream Cheese Spread
Cucumber Cream Cheese Spread is perfect for bagels or crackers. Fresh cucumbers, green onions, Worcestershire sauce and cream cheese.
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Cucumber Cream Cheese Spread is perfect for bagels or crackers. Fresh cucumbers, green onions, Worcestershire sauce and cream cheese. If you are a fan of bagels and cream cheese or if you like to snack on crackers with some creamy goodness smeared on top then you will really enjoy this spread. It’s very similar to Benedictine spread (just not as thin.) My friend Patti calls it “Cucumber Crack.” Ha!
IS IT LOW CARB OR KETO-FRIENDLY?
I make this quite often for myself and my girlfriends. It is great to snack on or you can make a meal with it by spreading it on a lightly toasted bagel and having it for lunch. It’s also a refreshing appetizer. And yes, it is low carb! My low carb friends enjoy eating it on low carb tortillas or even on zucchini slices.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- cucumber
- green onions
- cream cheese – see my post on How to Soften Cream Cheese Quickly
- Worcestershire sauce
- salt
HOW TO MAKE CUCUMBER CREAM CHEESE SPREAD
To make in the food processor: trim away roots from base of green onion, place in food processor. Add cucumber to food processor bowl.
Cover and process until coarsely chopped (DON’T OVERPROCESS!)
Add cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Cover and process until smooth.
Transfer to a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight for flavors to blend.
Note: If you don’t have a food processor, finely chop the cucumber and the green onions. In a medium bowl combine cucumber, green onions, softened cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Cover and refrigerate overnight for flavors to blend (for best flavor.)
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Originally published: March 2011
Updated and republished: March 2019
Cucumber Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients
- ½ cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 green onions
- 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add 1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks to food processor bowl. Trim away roots from base of 3 green onions and cut into slices and place in food processor.
- Cover and process until coarsely chopped (DON'T OVER PROCESS!)
- Add 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- Cover and process again until combined. Again, try not to over process so you have some chunks of cucumber in there. Transfer to a bowl.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight for flavors to blend. Please don’t skip this step and try to eat it right away – trust me, it makes a big difference in flavor when you let it hang out overnight.
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Notes
- Finely chop the cucumber and the green onions.
- In a medium bowl combine cucumber, green onions, cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight for flavors to blend.
- Use as little or as much cucumber that you like. Make it to your taste! Serve on a toasted bagel or crackers.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Delicious! Easy, and goes with everything! My new go to spread!
This is a great alternative to salads, etc. in the summer if you have an overabundance of cucumbers. Herb gardeners: I added fresh chives and dill (about 1 tsp. each.) This will be my go-to summer dip from now on – so refreshing!
Love hearing that Melanie!! I wish I liked dill in this but I’ve tried it and I just don’t care for it but I think for this that really love dill then I can see how they would enjoy it. Thank you for taking the time to come back and comment!
I did add a little garlic powder and dill to it but it was also great without it as well, thank you for sharing this with us.
Oh my heck!! That’s addicting!! I just made this. It’s a keeper for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I have to say, when I made this last night, it didn’t taste as good. I read your strong recommendation to chill it overnight before eating, and I did that. I also added a tsp of dill seed (I didn’t have any regular dill).That did the trick. But tonight it’s great. My adult kids wanted to try it. They almost ate all of it! It’s so good.
delicious
Brandie, this stuff is the bomb stuffed inside mushrooms. Totally addicting.
Donalene – that is flipping brilliant! I am totally trying that – thank you!!
I made this last night, but I over-processed the cucumbers and the finished product wasn’t thick enough.
So I tossed it with some pasta shells, shrimp, salmon, corn, red bell pepper, red onion, broccoli, cauliflower, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt and black pepper for a filling but light meal. Delish! Thanks for the recipe! I’ll focus on *not* over-processing next time.
Way to save the day! That actually sounds incredible!!
Great recipe for cucumber dip. I add dried dill weed which really adds to the flavor.
My mother is lactose intolerant so I made this with a non-dairy cream cheese. It was delicious and everyone asked me for the recipe. Thank you!
Hi Deborah! Thanks so much for mentioning about the non dairy cream cheese! So many people ask on recipes about substitutes and I’m not always sure what will taste good or what won’t so I appreciate that extra bit of info! So happy everyone enjoyed it!