The Cuke Dip

Okay, so some of you want the recipe for the Cucumber dip…. You’ll love me and hate me for this.  First off, you’ll love me because it is sooooooo darn good.  I like to describe it as refreshing and I can remember the first time I had it at Grand Lake, out on the boat, a beer in hand, surrounded by friends…..I kept saying, “What the HELL is in HERE?????”  I couldn’t for the life of me figure out.  Now even though, I know, I still think the same thing whenever I eat it.

Now I have to admit, in this picture it looks a lot like throw-up, and trust me, the time I didn’t put the lid on and went to put the bowl in the fridge…..it REALLY looks like throw-up when it is sprawled all over your hard wood floors. I know because on Father’s day I did just that.  Luckily I had enough left over that it wasn’t a total waste.

Another reason you may not be singing my name, this recipe is one I can only remember by ingredient.  I don’t measure ANY of it.  So if yours doesn’t taste like mine, it’s because your TASTEBUDS don’t work like mine.  I keep tasting it till I get it right…but here goes.  Good Luck, and if you have a problem, let me know.

Typically I use 5 cucumbers….but those of you who have seen my dad’s work know he’s a SUPER farmer, so sometimes I only need two!!  Yep, they can get that big.

Peel the cucumbers, deseed them and chop the little buggers up.  I use one of those handy Pampered Chef choppers that basically you slap silly.  The harder you hit it the smaller the pieces are.  Yes, it is kind of therapy for someone like me.

Next Chop up 1/2 to a whole onion.  I like a lot, but then again, I buy BIG onions.  (I’m starting to think I like everything big EXCEPT my butt.)  Set the bowl aside full of chopped cukes and onions.

In my Kitchenaid Mixer, GOD I LOVE THAT THING….put in a pkg of cream cheese.  Do not use low-fat, or fat-free it must be regular CREAM CHEESE.  Trust me, I’ve gone against that advice and got cuke soup.  (Really gross by the way.)  Add about a cup (I use a scoop of my pink spatula) of Mayonnaise.  (Again NO low-fat, fat free…..must be real mayonnaise or you get MUSH).  Mix that till smooth then comes the tricky part.   You salt, pepper and Garlic Salt that goop up till it tastes good.  When it’s tasty toss in the cukes and onions, and ENJOY.   I love it best with Wheat Thins ( And yes, I do the reduced fat on those but you can eat it with almost any cracker.