Pinecone Dip

By dpuentes

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups whole almonds
• 1- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp. chopped onion
• 2 tbsp. chopped green olives w/pimentos
• 1/2 tsp. dill weed
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• Wheat Thins crackers

Preparation

Step 1

Spread almonds in a single layer shallow pan. Bake at 300 degrees, 15 min., stirring often until almonds just begin to turn color.

Combine softened cream cheese and mayo; mix well. Add onion, olives, dill and pepper; mix well. Cover and chill overnight. Form cheese mixture into shapes of two pinecones on a serving platter. Beginning at narrow end, press almonds at slight angle into cheese mixture in rows. Continue overlapping rows until all cheese is covered. Garnish with artificial pine sprigs. Serve with wheat thins.