Olive And Onion Cheese Ball - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (5 oz.) small jar Spanish olives (pimento-stuffed)
1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
4 pkg. Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 c. pecans or English walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 large loaf black Russian bread or dark pumpernickel, uncut
1 container sour cream
1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix (sometimes I use 2)
1 bag fresh spinach, cut or torn into bite size pieces
4 Tbsp. beet juice (optional) *

Preparation

*Provides a pink-colored dip.