Best Benedictine Spread
Benedictine spread is a refreshing green cucumber cream cheese spread or dip that's a Louisville staple. It can be served with almost anything you could imagine. Dipping club crackers, pretzels, and carrot sticks are favorites, but we use it for cucumber sandwiches, spread it onto our BLTs, and as a sauce on poached salmon. 
English cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch chunks
2
unknown
minced white onion
2
tablespoons
cream cheese, softened
1
(8 ounce) package
dried dill
½
teaspoon
hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco), or to taste
1
dash
green food coloring, or as needed (Optional)
1
drop
cayenne pepper, or to taste
 Process cucumber chunks in a food processor until finely chopped. Put chopped cucumber and white onion in a piece of cheesecloth and twist to squeeze into a bowl as much liquid as possible from the vegetables, reserving the liquid.
  Assure the food processor bowl is dry before returning cucumber and onion mixture to the food processor. Add cream cheese, dill, hot pepper sauce, green food coloring, and cayenne pepper. Process the mixture until smooth, scraping down the sides of the food processor bowl a few times to make sure everything is integrated. If too thick, add reserved liquid a teaspoon at a time.
  Serve immediately or refrigerate to let the flavors meld.
