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Spread: World's Best Pimiento Cheese

Source of Recipe


From "The Dairy Hollow House Cookbook"



List of Ingredients



• 4 Tbsp mayonnaise
  
• 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  
• 3 cloves garlic
  
• Handful of fresh parsley
  
• Several shots of Tabasco and Pickapeppa sauces
  
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  
• 1 (4-ounce) jar diced pimientos, with the juice
  
• 12 ounces extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
  






Instructions



1. Purée until smooth in food processor the mayonnaise, cream cheese, garlic, parsley and sauces. Turn into a bowl.
   
   
2. Coarsely chop pecans.
   Add pecans and pimientos with juice to the mayonnaise mixture. Add grated cheese. Stir well to combine. Store in refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving. (The spread is even better the next day.)
   
   Serve as a spread on bread, crackers or on vegetables, or as a dip.
   
   Makes about 2½ cups.