Pimiento Cheese Dip
Prep Time:
10 mins.
Yield:
2 cups
The Southern favorite, pimiento cheese (also known as pimento cheese), is perfect for sandwiches and even more party-friendly when made into a creamy dip. Serve with crackers, celery or carrot sticks, or your favorite sturdy chips. It’s fine to use lower-fat cream cheese, because Blue Plate Mayo gives it a rich ‘n creamy texture. That’s the good stuff!
Ingredients
- 1 (6-ounce) jar pimientos, or ¾ cup roasted red peppers
- 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese (about 3 cups), freshly grated
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (half an 8-ounce package)
- ⅔ cup Blue Plate® Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Drain the pimientos, reserving juice. Cut in large dice if not already diced.
- In a heavy-duty electric paddle mixer on low speed, mix the cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, garlic powder and cayenne until all ingredients are well combined. With a spatula, fold in pimientos. If needed, add juice from pimientos, a teaspoon at a time, to reach the desired creamy consistency. Mixture should not be stiff.
- Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Keeps well up to 1 week.
