Name: Pimiento Cheese
Yield: Makes About 2 Cups, Enough for 4 Sandwiches
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ cup (1 small jar) sliced pimientos with their juice or ¼ cup chopped roasted red (bell) pepper; ½ small onion, grated (about 1 tablespoon); ½ cup homemade blender mayonnaise; ½ pound sharp cheddar cheese, grated (about 3 cups loosely packed); cayenne pepper to taste

Preparation info

Makes About 2 Cups , Enough for
4
Sandwiches

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking

By John Martin Taylor

Published 1992

About

Pimiento cheese is a staple of picnics and lunches throughout the South. It is spread on sandwiches, used as a dip, and stuffed into celery ribs. Set a bowl of it out at a party with crackers and crudités, and it will disappear.