Pimento Cheese

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 24 servings
  • Total: 2 hr 15 min (includes chilling time)
  • Active: 15 min
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Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup mayonnaise 

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 

2 tablespoons adobo sauce from canned chipotles in adobo 

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 

1 pound sharp Cheddar, grated 

1 pound Monterey Jack, grated 

Two 4-ounce jars diced pimentos, drained 

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill 

Kosher salt

For serving:

Assorted crackers

Castelvetrano olives, pitted 

Directions

  1. Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon, adobo and black pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until totally combined. Add the Cheddar and Monterey Jack and mix gently until combined. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all the ingredients are mixed together. Stir in the pimentos and dill, then season with salt.
  2. Refrigerate the pimento cheese for at least 2 hours before serving with crackers and olives.

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Greg V.

I really want to like this recipe, because it sounds delicious, but when you make it, beware of the Dijon mustard. It noticeably overpowers the flavor of the pimiento cheese and the mayonnaise. To be honest, I am a Southerner (from Texas), so maybe I prefer a sweeter flavor, but this one just misses the mark for the taste of a true pimiento cheese spread. I am doing some research and will try it again, because this spread is actually hard to find in grocery stores in the Pacific Northwest (believe it or not). It's a Southern thing!

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