American South

Pimento cheese

Name: Pimento cheese
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Southern American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups hand grated sharp cheddar cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1 jar pimientos or 1 roasted red pepper diced red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper); 3 tbsp soft cream cheese; 1 tsp finely grated onion; 1 tsp hot sauce red chilli sauce; a pinch of cayenne red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp black pepper

Cheddar, mayo and roasted peppers. The South calls it caviar and nobody argues.

15 minTime

9 gProtein each

mildSpice

The caviar of the South2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySharp cheddar, mayonnaise and pimientos, hand mixed and chilled.

The original

239kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

0 gfibresame

15minutessame

Pimento cheese.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Cheddar cheese2½ cups, hand grated sharp cheddar

Mayonnaise½ cup

Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1 jar pimientos or 1 roasted red pepper, diced

Cream cheese3 tbsp, soft

Onion1 tsp, finely grated

Red chilli sauce1 tsp hot sauce

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch of cayenne

Black pepper¼ tsp

Method

4 steps

1If using a fresh pepper, char it over a flame until black all over, rest it in a covered bowl, then peel and dice.
2Grate the cheddar by hand on the large holes of a box grater.
3Beat cream cheese, mayonnaise, onion, hot sauce, cayenne and pepper until smooth.
4Fold in cheddar and peppers, leaving some texture. Chill at least an hour before serving.

Serve it like this

Pile into a bowl with crackers and celery sticks, or spread thick between slices of white bread. Serve cool, not fridge cold.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

American South

Pimento cheese

Cheddar, mayo and roasted peppers. The South calls it caviar and nobody argues.

15 minTime

9 gProtein each

mildSpice

The caviar of the South2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySharp cheddar, mayonnaise and pimientos, hand mixed and chilled.

The original

239kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

0 gfibresame

15minutessame

Pimento cheese.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Cheddar cheese2½ cups, hand grated sharp cheddar

Mayonnaise½ cup

Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1 jar pimientos or 1 roasted red pepper, diced

Cream cheese3 tbsp, soft

Onion1 tsp, finely grated

Red chilli sauce1 tsp hot sauce

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch of cayenne

Black pepper¼ tsp

Method

4 steps

1If using a fresh pepper, char it over a flame until black all over, rest it in a covered bowl, then peel and dice.
2Grate the cheddar by hand on the large holes of a box grater.
3Beat cream cheese, mayonnaise, onion, hot sauce, cayenne and pepper until smooth.
4Fold in cheddar and peppers, leaving some texture. Chill at least an hour before serving.

Serve it like this

Pile into a bowl with crackers and celery sticks, or spread thick between slices of white bread. Serve cool, not fridge cold.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Pimento cheese

Make it your way

Ingredients

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Pimento cheese

Make it your way

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