Cool and Cream Cucumber Spread

Ingredients

• 3 medium cucumbers
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened, plus
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh dill or 2 tablespoons dried dill weed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope lipton recipe secrets vegetable soup mix

Directions

1. 1

   Thinly slice 1 cucumber and arrange in bottom of lightly oiled 4-cup ring mold; set aside.

2. 2

   Peel, seed and coarsely chop remaining cucumbers. With food processor or electric mixer, combine cream cheese, 1 cup chopped cucumber, sour cream, dill, lemon juice and vegetable recipe soup mix until smooth. Stir in remaining chopped cucumber.

3. 3

   Turn into preparted mold; chill until firm, at least 3 hours.

4. 4

   To serve, unmold onto serving platter and fill center, if desired, with cherry tomatoes and leaf lettuce. Serve with assorted crackers.