Pimento Cheese
If you've been buying pimento cheese in a tub, you're doing it wrong. Try this spicy, sharp homemade version and toss the tub for the last time.
Servings: 3 cups
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup diced roasted red pepper
- ⅓ cup diced hot and sweet cherry peppers juice reserved
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 8 oz cream cheese
- .5 lb extra sharp cheddar cheese freshly shredded
- .5 lb young gouda freshly shedded
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- At medium speed, beat the mayonnaise, cream cheese, 1 tablespoon of reserved pepper juice, black pepper, red pepper, and salt until well combined and all cream cheese bits are blended into the mixture.
- Add the peppers, cheddar, and gouda, and continue mixing until combined.
- If you like your pimento cheese a little thinner, add more pepper juice a tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is met, but I prefer mine as written.
Notes
Serve with crackers, celery, or as a sandwich. Also makes a killer burger topping!