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A bold blue cheese olive dip recipe with tangy blue cheese, briny olives, and creamy texture. This appetizer dip is a make-ahead friendly. You just store all the elements in the fridge till closer to serving, and the plating is really quick to do when it’s time. Ideal for game days, cocktail parties, or grazing boards, this is a crowd-pleaser and pairs perfectly with crackers, veggies, or toasted bread and a dirty martini cocktail.
About the Taste
I don’t make the rules – we eat with our eyes first and pretty food is just more fun to eat – and let me tell you, this blue cheese olive dip is as gorgeous as it is delicious. Honestly though, it’s creamy, briny, and savory in the best ways. And do you want to know something else great about it? This is make- ahead! Serve it straight from the fridge with a dirty martini in hand like the boss that you are!
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Table of Contents
Prep the Ingredients
The Cheese
| Blue Cheese | Cream Cheese | Olive Brine | Vodka | Chives | White Pepper | Seasonings |
Pop all of this into a blender until you have that whipped creamy goodness. That’s it!
The Olives
| Castelvetrano Olives | Blue Cheese |
Simply stuff these bad boys to your hearts content. If you are having a bard time, you can mix in a touch of olive oil to the blue cheese. These are easy to make ahead for this appetizer if you need.
The Plating
Put your pipping bag into a tall cup and the ends over the edge. Spoon your whipped dip into it. Then move the piping bag back and forth in an S pattern on your serving plate. If you need help understanding what to do, you can watch the blue cheese dip video. Arrange the stuffed olives, top with olive oil, chives, and black pepper. Enjoy with chips and a dirty martini – and if you need a martini recipe to match, my dirty martini recipe went viral for a reason 😉
Ingredient Swaps
- Vodka → If you are alcohol-free, replace the vodka with an extra splash of olive brine. You will still get the signature dirty martini taste in this dip without the alcohol.
- Blue Cheese → If blue cheese isn’t your jam, swap the it for some extra cream cheese and skip stuffing the olives! This will still be an amazing creamy, briny, savory party dip.
- Potato Chips → You can use toasted baguette slices or crackers instead of the potato chips.
- Piping Bags → You can use a Ziploc bag with the edge cut off.
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Nadia’s Tips
- If blue cheese isn’t your thing, don’t worry. Swap the blue cheese for some extra cream cheese! Also, I didn’t really salt my dip because the components are salty, but you can taste and add a tiny pinch if you would like.
- This is a very easy make-ahead appetizer. Stuff the olives ahead and store in the fridge. Keep the dip stored in the pipe bag until it’s getting close to the time you want to serve it. Then when your company is getting close to coming, it’s super quick to pipe on the plate, add the stuffed olives!
The Perfect Pairings
Blue Cheese Dirty Martini | I would be doing you a disservice if I didn’t share my original viral dirty martini recipe. A must have with your blue cheese olive dip!
Miso Maple Short Ribs | These are rich, savory, and umami-packed with a miso and gochujang glaze on short ribs that have braised all day until they fall apart!
Arugula Fennel Salad | Every dinner needs a salad and this is my go-to. It’s simple but delicious. And the honey dijon salad dressing is something you need in your collection!
Cherries Jubilee | Warm cherries over cold, creamy ice cream topped with chocolate shavings, enough said.
Blue Cheese Olive Dip FAQ
Absolutely and that is what makes it so great for company! This is a very easy make-ahead appetizer. Stuff the olives ahead and store in the fridge. Keep the dip stored in the pipe bag until it’s getting close to the time you want to serve it, pipe it on the plate, add the stuffed olives and serve!
That is totally up to you! The recipe calls for 2 to 4 oz of blue cheese, but you can add as little or as much as you want. Start low, taste and add more till you’re happy.
Yes! Replace the vodka with an extra splash of olive brine. You will still get the signature dirty martini taste in this dip without the alcohol.
It is! Always double check that your cheese is using vegetarian rennet.
Blue Cheese Olive Dip
Equipment
- piping bag, (large round nozzle) or a Ziploc bag with the edge cut off
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2-4 oz blue cheese, adjust to taste
- 2½ tbsp olive brine
- 1½ tbsp vodka
- 2 tbsp chives, chopped
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 1 pinch salt, optional
Toppings
- 12 oz Castelvetrano olives, pitted
- blue cheese, for stuffing the olives
- drizzle olive oil
- chives, chopped, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 bag chips, plain, for servings
Instructions
- To a food processor, add cream cheese, blue cheese, olive brine, vodka, chives, white pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon zest and a tiny pinch of salt and process until smooth.
- Store this the dip in the fridge if you want to serve it cold (room-temp is fine too) while you stuff your olives with blue cheese.
- Add your dip to a piping bag with a large round nozzle. Moving the piping bag back and forth, add the dip to the plate in a continuous S pattern (see video). Arrange the stuffed olives along the dip.
- Drizzle with olive oil, chives and black pepper. Enjoy with chips and a dirty martini!
Kitchen Cam
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
what cheese other than blue cheese would you recommend? I would try it but I know the people I know and I don’t think they would try it if i said blue cheese
You can swap it with feta or goat. If they’re not into the funky cheese, you can even use brie. Make sure you adjust to taste, start with the cream cheese and add your cheese of choice, taste, and add more till you think they’d like it. The blue cheese olives can swapped with plain or whatever your favorite stuffed olive is.
Could you use ricotta instead of cream cheese?
Hey Kat,
Yes, you can. It won’t be as creamy but the taste would be great I bet. Let me know know how it goes if you try it ☺️
Do I have to pipe it, or it can be spread?
Hi Helen, You can absolutely just spread it if you’d like. It won’t look the same because piping it gives you the smooth perfect lines, but it will still be pretty and it tastes great either way! Let me know how you end up liking it!
I’m overwhelmed by blue cheese options. What type of blue cheese do you use?
Hey Allana, I love Salemville, Roth, Treasure Cave, and Point Reyes! Whichever one you can find.
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Hey Rand, I’m so glad you loved it!