• Cooking Time: 0
• Servings: 12-15
• Preparation Time: 5
• 2 packages of cream cheese (softened)
• 1 envelope - Good Seasonings Italian Dressing (dry mix)
• 2 cloves of garlic - crushed
• 1 jar of green olives - sliced

1. Combine the softened cream cheese, the dry Italian dressing, and the crushed garlic
3. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated
5. Spread on to a platter or plate
7. Top with sliced olives
9. Serve with crackers, pita chips, or breadsticks
11. Variations: use sliced black olives in place of green (suit to tastes)
12. use half sliced black olives, half sliced green olives
13. arrange olives in a festive picture (fun with green olives @ holiday)

the recipe is a wonderful, savory dip (perfect for this time of year when we're bombarded with sweets) - super easy, INCREDIBLY delish - it's a wonderful, colorful dish for parties, pot lucks, family dinners/gatherings, etc. My mom first tried this at a dinner for her work - asked around for the recipe - and started making it for family functions - it became a ROCKSTAR on our family party menus (practically overnight)