Nana's Pimento Cheese

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces mild cheddar cheese, grated
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 (4 ounce) bottle diced pimentos, and liquid
• 1 (8 ounce) package of softened neufchatel cheese (no non fat) or 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese (no non fat)
• 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
• 1 -2 tablespoon very hot apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon finely grated onion (or dried equivalent)
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1/2 teaspoon tabasco jalapeno sauce
• 1 pimento stuffed olive, sliced thinly

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix grated cheeses and whole bottle of pimentos and liquids. mix gently. add block of softened cream cheese, 1 tb of mayo and 1 tb hot apple cider vinegar(this helps soften the mix farther for easier mixing). if you need more liquid, add more hot apple cider vinegar.
• 2 i use all the optionals at one time and i love it. experiment and see how you like it.
• 3 serve on crackers and cleaned celery stalks topped with sliced green olive.
• 4 also, try wrapping a piece of melon (like cantelope) and a dollop of pimento cheese in a piece of ham. yum!