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Recipe tags: Easy, No Cook, Potluck, Refrigerator

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Appetizers and snacks

Creamy Cucumber Spread 

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Carol from Alabama. 

Portions: 16 

Serving size: 2 tablespoons 

Ingredients 

• 1 cucumber, peeled and finely minced
• one 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon fresh minced onion
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
• 1 drop green food coloring            

Preparation 

1. Peel and mince cucumber and set aside.
2. Mix cream cheese, onion, salt, mayonnaise and green food coloring in a small bowl and blend until smooth.
3. Fold cucumber into mixture until evenly blended.

Nutrients per serving 

• Calories: 54
• Protein: 1 g
• Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Fat: 5 g
• Cholesterol: 16 mg
• Sodium: 80 mg
• Potassium: 48 mg
• Phosphorus: 20 mg
• Calcium: 17 mg
• Fiber: 0.1 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1/2 vegetable, low potassium
• 1 fat 

Carbohydrate Choices

• 0 

Helpful Hints

• Analysis includes regular cream cheese. 1/3 less fat or fat-free cream cheese works great, too.
• Creamy Cucumber Spread makes delightful finger sandwiches on white bread. Cut the crust off bread and cut sandwiches into triangles for fancy appetizers.
• This recipe is good on low-salt saltine crackers too.
• Recipe makes approximately 2 cups.

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  Patricia H. says:

This sounds really good. I make something very similar to this. I slice the cucumber after peeling long way, and scrape out those pesky seeds. Then I slice it as thin as humanly possible. Then I squeeze the slices in a clean dish towel getting as much liquid out of them as I can. I omit the salt, in my humble opinion, it isn't needed, and add 1/4 tsp. of garlic powder instead. I also omit the mayo and use sour cream in it's place. Gives the whole dish a bit of zip. I've never used food coloring, but will the next time I make this. A pale green color sounds attractive!

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009, 11:23 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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