Name: Spicy Pimento Cheese Spread
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 3/4 cup good mayonnaise, such as Hellmann’s; 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated onion (not onion powder); 2 large garlic cloves, grated (see Cook's Note); 1 teaspoon whole celery seed; Kosher salt; 3/4 cup canned pickled jalapeño peppers, drained and chopped; 1/2 cup chopped scallions, white and green parts (3 to 4 scallions); 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers, drained (4 ounces); 4 cups grated sharp white Cheddar, such as 2-year aged Grafton (10 ounces); 1 tablespoon Sriracha; Ritz crackers, corn chips, and/or crudités, for serving

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, onion, garlic, celery seed, and 1/2 teaspoon salt with a wooden spoon. Add the jalapeños, scallions, red peppers, Cheddar, and Sriracha and combine well. Taste for seasonings and serve with crackers, corn chips, and/or crudités.

Cook’s Note

Grate the garlic on a rasp, the way you’d grate lemon zest. The Cheddar is best grated on the side of a box grater, the way you’d grate carrots.

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