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Bacon Tomato Spread Recipe

This creamy spread uses one of our favorite cuts of pork. It's really good with summer garden tomatoes and is a hit at picnics and other gatherings.—Patricia Staudt, Marble Rock, Iowa

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Bacon Tomato Spread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 14 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
8 bacon strips, diced
Crackers or raw vegetables

Directions

In a bowl, beat cream cheese, mustard and celery seed until blended. Stir in tomato and green pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. Discard drippings. Stir bacon into spread just before serving. Serve with crackers. Yield: about 1-3/4 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 132 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 152 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Bacon Tomato Spread in Taste of Home April/May 2002, p44

Quick and Easy Peeling

To peel tomatoes quickly and easily, cut a shallow "X" on the bottom of the tomato. Put it into a pot of boiling water for about 1 minute, then rinse under cold water. The skin will peel right off. —Claire Groff, Murphy, North Carolina