It's no secret that my go to party food typically involves cheese in some form. Cheese board? Cheese dip? The list goes on. But sometimes you want to feel a little better about eating half the appetizer tray. So what do we do? We put cheese on a vegetable. They totally cancel each other out right? RIGHT?
These bites are super easy to make with just a few ingredients. And no cooking required. I've made these both with your average cucumber and those cute little mini cucumbers, both work great.
Recipe
Cucumber Dill Bites
Fresh Cucumber Dill Bites are the perfect easy, no cook, bite size appetizer for your next party or potluck. Cucumber slices are topped with fresh dill cream cheese. A great, healthier, alternative to your typical party snack.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces plain block cream cheese (softened at room temperature)
- 2 large cucumbers
- ¼ cup minced fresh dill (plus additional for topping)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Into the softened cream cheese, mix in the dill, spices, and lemon juice. You can do this by hand, but I prefer to use a mixer on medium-high to get the mixture smooth.
- Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag with your preferred tip, or a zip top bag. Place in the refrigerator while you slice the cucumber.
- Slice the cucumber into ¼ inch rounds. You can leave the cucumber unpeeled or you can peel strips to form a striped look. Pipe the cream cheese onto the rounds and top with dill if desired.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
The leftover cream cheese can be store in the refrigerator, sealed, for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 of recipe
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 1.9 g
- Sodium: 190.8 mg
- Fat: 7.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 3.9 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
- Cholesterol: 22.9 mg
Christy Scott says
I just made the cream cheese topping for the cucumbers, and it has a good balance of flavors, and I'm sure it will taste really good on the cucumbers tomorrow at the gala. The onion and garlic seemed like it would be too much, but it's not at all. I even used a lesser amount of dried dill - 1 1/2 teaspoons, but I imagine it would be even better with fresh! Thank you for this simple and pretty appetizer!
Kathleen Hansen says
I'm glad you like the recipe! Thank you for your comment 🙂