Pimento Cheese

[MotherOfGizmo]

I just love homemade pimento cheese, spread it on flax crackers or celery!

Pimento Cheese

Ingredients:

1 pound grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 (7-ounce) jar pimentos, drained and diced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, combine grated cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise and mustard . Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to develop.

Variation: For a different taste, Dijon mustard may be substituted for yellow mustard.

This recipe makes enough spread for 12 sandwiches.

Makes 3 cups.

Per 1/4-cup serving: calories, 224; fats, 20 grams (80% of calories); cholesterol, 45 milligrams; carbohydrate, 2 grams; fiber, 0 grams; protein, 10 grams; sodium, 402 milligrams

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[MotherOfGizmo]

Miss Verba's Pimento Cheese

Ingredients:

1 pound yellow sharp cheddar
1/4 pound cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
3 large roasted red bell peppers, peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup good quality mayonnaise (homemade is best)
1 teaspoon sugar (omit or use sugar substitute)
Splash hot sauce, like Tabasco or Texas Pete
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional, but really good

Directions:

Grind the cheddar cheese in a food processor fitted with a grating disk or do this by hand on the small-hole side of a hand-held grater.

Place cheese in a large bowl and add cream cheese, white pepper, bell peppers, mayonnaise, sugar, hot sauce and cayenne, if using. Blend all the ingredients together thoroughly. Refrigerate and serve well-chilled.

This pimento cheese will keep refrigerated for several days, but Frank notes that it disappears before that.

Makes about 2 cups.

Per 2/3-cup serving: calories, 524; fats, 47 grams (79% of calories); cholesterol, 110 milligrams; carbohydrate, 7 grams; fiber, 1 gram; protein, 21 grams; sodium, 635 milligrams

Carb count will be little less w/o sugar--keep in mind also that count is for 2/3 of a cup! that's a huge serving IMO

ADAPTED FROM 'FRANK STITT'S SOUTHERN TABLE' BY FRANK STITT (ARTISAN, 2004)

[Nik04]

MMMMMMM!

[lotusblossom1966]

I made pimento cheese, altho I used a slightly different recipe. Anyway, I used it to stuff a couple stalks of celery, then put them in the 'fridge to chill. I took one out and cut it into about half inch pieces, and it gave me a nice little snack that tricked me into thinking I had eaten quite a bit, when in fact, I hadn't!

I have another stalk in the refrigerator, and will probably do the same thing tonight if we get movies. It has been so stinkin' hot here lately that I have been trying to find ways AROUND cooking anything. Hubby is out riding a 50 mile bike ride, so he will be completely toasted by the time he gets home, but I'm proud of him for completing the ride.

This will be good for when I am in that "popcorn" mood and just want something a little munchy, and am in need of a hand-to-mouth snack.

[MotherOfGizmo]

Re: Pimento Cheese

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[Rubysugar]

Re: Pimento Cheese

Yum!!!