Pimento Cheese Recipe-WBTV

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 4 oz jar chopped pimento
• 1 cup Mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup White Cheddar, shredded
• 1/4 cup Smoked cheddar, shredded
• 1/4 cup Monterey Jack, shredded
• 1/4 cup Cream cheese (room temp)
• 1.5 tsp Jalapeno, minced
• 1 tsp Garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup Green Cocktail Olives, chopped
• Salt and white pepper to taste

Details

Adapted from wbtv.com

Preparation

Step 1

Sauté garlic and jalapenos over low heat for 2-3 minutes, until soft.
Add all ingredients, except for the shredded cheeses, into a food processor and blend until incorporated and mostly smooth.

Add mixture to a bowl and use a spoon to mix in the cheeses.
Once mixed, put half of this mixture back into the food processor and blend until smooth. Fold this processed mixture back into the original mixture to complete.


Variations:
Chipotle Pimento Cheese: Add 2 seeded chipotle peppers (canned in adobo sauce) and puree with original mixture in step 2.

Roasted Garlic and Bacon: Roast 3 cloves of garlic in olive oil aluminum pouch for 10 minutes at 325F. Puree to a paste and fold 4 slices of chopped & cooked bacon to final mixture.

Fresh Garden Herb and Sundried Tomato Pimento Cheese: Fold into final mixture chopped herbs (1 tbs fresh tarragon, 1 tbs fresh parsley, 1 tbs fresh basil, 1 tbs fresh chives or green onions), as well as 1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes (rehydrated if not in oil)