Recipe: Pecan Pimento Cheese
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Today’s recipe is from Kathleen Purvis’s Pecans. Purvis is the food editor of the Charlotte Observer, a well known food writer, and a long-time member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. She is also the author of Bourbon. Follow her on Twitter @kathleenpurvis. Her recipe for pecan pimento cheese makes for an easy and delicious snack.
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Recipe: Pecan Pimento Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 lb. sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise or to taste
- 1-1 1/2 tsps. Tabasco
- 1 (7 oz.) jar diced pimentos undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Combine the cheddar and cream cheese in a food processor, pulsing to mix. Mix in the mayonnaise and Tabasco. Scrape into a mixing bowl and stir in the pimentos and their juice and the pecans. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with crackers.
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