Pimento Cheese

This pimento cheese is a Southern classic made from Cheddar cheese, pimentos, sweet onion, and mayonnaise.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Hors d'Oeuvres

Cuisine: Southern

Servings: servings

Calories: 253

▢ 1 pound sharp white Cheddar cheese, (or if you're a true Southerner, by all means, stick with orange Cheddar)
▢ 3/4 cup mayonnaise
▢ One (4-ounce) jar pimentos, drained well
▢ 2 tablespoons grated Vidalia or other sweet onion
▢ Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
▢ Crackers, toast points, crudités, or anything else you can think to serve with it

Grate the cheese in a food processor or on the large holes of a box grater. (Just between us, a food processor is the way to go. Five seconds max. Although you can do it by hand just for old-time's sake to get that Southern nostalgia mood going.)
In a bowl or your food processor, mix the grated cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos, grated onion, and a few good grinds pepper until blended. Resist the urge to dig in immediately. Instead, cover it and stash it in the fridge for at least a couple hours and, preferably, 24 hours. (Trust us, the pimento cheese is unspeakably better after it rests. You can refrigerate it for up to 4 days, provided you can resist it that long.)
To serve, decant the pimento cheese into your loveliest serving dish. Serve with crackers, toast points, crudités, or anything you fancy.