Homemade Pimento Cheese makes the perfect appetizer, or use it to make the best grilled cheese of your life.
Who’s excited for a long weekend? I sure am! Memorial Day can’t get here soon enough. I love celebrating this patriotic holiday.
To me, it really marks the beginning of the summer season (even though it won’t technically be summer for another month). Memorial Day cookouts and barbecues are the perfect time to break out the summer recipes.
For any Memorial Day gathering, it’s a great idea to have a few appetizers and finger foods on hand for your guests to munch on.
I love making pimento cheese, a Southern picnic essential that’s great on, well, pretty much everything from crackers to grilled cheese to burgers.
With little more than just cheddar cheese, mayonnaise and pimentos, this appetizer is surprisingly simple to make and yet everyone seems to have an opinion on the ‘right’ way to make it.
I say: start with this basic recipe, then experiment with finding your perfect combination of flavors until you get yours just right!
Pimento Cheese
ingredients
- 8 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese grated
- 4 ounces jarred pimentos drained
- 2 cloves garlic pressed or minced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt to taste
- ¼ freshly-cracked black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine grated cheese, pimentos, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- One tablespoon at a time, stir in mayonnaise until the desired thickness is achieved. Serve immediately with crackers or burgers, or store in an airtight container in the fridge until serving.
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katie says
I’ve fallen in love with pimento cheese since I’ve moved to the South. I haven’t made it on my own, but now I should try this weekend!
Susannah says
I’m so glad we have another pimento cheese convert! Let me know how you like it.