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Pimento cheese sandwiches on a grey plate with crinkle crisps. Small bowl of extra sandwich filler, jar of piquante peppers and yellow napkin in background

Pimento Cheese

By: Deborah
Creamy, sweet and with a bit of spice...enjoy as a sandwich filler, on crackers or serve as a dip for crisps and crudités.
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 0 minutes
TOTAL: 10 minutes
Course: Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients

  • 200 g (1 ⅞ cups) extra mature cheddar grated
  • 150 g (¾ cups) light cream cheese
  • 100 g (3.5 oz) pimento (sweet piquante) peppers (see Notes)
  • 20 g (0.7 oz) mayonnaise (Heinz Light is my favourite!)
  • ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
  • half a green jalapeno chilli deseeded and roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Put all of the ingredients into a food (stand) mixer and mix on a high speed for 15 seconds to combine well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again for a smooth consistency.
  • Transfer to a serving bowl or airtight container to enjoy in sandwiches with some salad or as a dip (see Tips). It will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.

Notes

  • Pimento peppers – I buy a jar of Peppadew sweet piquante peppers from my local supermarket.
  • Enjoy this pimento cheese as a sandwich filler, on crackers or serve as a dip with crisps and/or sticks of carrot, cucumber and celery.
  • This pimento cheese recipe can easily be adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 947IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 274mg | Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS cheese dip, crisps, crudites, dip, pimento peppers, sandwich filler, sweet piquante peppers, The Masters
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