The Root Cafe Pimiento Cheese Recipes

PIMENTO CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the cheese in a mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine diced pimentos (with their juice) and mayonnaise. Add to the cheese, toss to combine, and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve as a dip with fresh vegetables, spread on bread as a sandwich, or on top of crackers.

PIMIENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients except for the cayenne. Season to taste with cayenne.
• *Pimiento cheese is a staple of picnics and lunches throughout the South. It is spread on sandwiches, used as dip, and stuffed into celery ribs.
• Put mustard, salt and egg in a blender and blend for about 20 seconds. Add the oil very slowly, in droplets, and blend until all of the oil has been bound with the egg mixture and the mayonnaise is thick and creamy. Add the lemon juice and blend briefly to incorporate.

THE LEE BROTHERS' PIMENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, place the cheddar cheese in an even layer. Scatter the cream cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise and chile flakes over the cheddar cheese. Using a spatula, mix the pimento cheese until it is smooth and spreadable, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Transfer the pimento cheese to a plastic container or bowl, cover tightly, and store in the refrigerator. Pimento cheese keeps in the refrigerator for 1 week.

PIMIENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Beat 4 ounces softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon each dijon mustard and adobo sauce (from canned chipotle peppers) and 1/2 teaspoon pepper with a mixer until totally combined. Add 8 ounces each grated sharp cheddar and Monterey jack and gently mix until combined. Stir in one 4-ounce jar sliced pimientos (drained) and 2 tablespoons chopped dill with a rubber spatula. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

WHISTLE STOP CAFE PIMENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor; pulse until blended and cheese is processed as fine as you want it.
• Add pimento; pulse just until blended.
• Store in covered container in the refrigerator.

SOUTHERN PIMENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Place the Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, onion powder, minced jalapeno, and pimento into the large bowl of a mixer. Beat at medium speed, with paddle if possible, until thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.