Festive Cheese Dip

Ingredients

• 1.5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (12 ounces total)
• 6 ounces crushed pineapple
• drained
• 2 tablespoons candied cherries
• finely chopped
• 2 12 ounces water chestnuts
• finely chopped
• 1 cup mixed nuts
• finely chopped (I use a mixture of hazelnuts
• pistachios
• and pecans)
• 12 green bell pepper
• finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried onion
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt (I use McCormicks Season-All)

Instructions

1. blend ingredients well.
2. cover and chill overnight (I find that this recipe lends itself to be more of a dip rather than a ball, so I prefer to just keep it in a bowl rather than try to force it into a ball-type shape).
3. serve with crackers or crudites.