Pimiento Cheese
A spicy cheese spread to serve on crackers as an hors-d'oeuvre or a midday snack.
- Prep: 15 min
Ingredients
- 4 oz (120 g) Canadian cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) mayonnaise
- 1/2 to 1 canned chipotle peppers seeds removed
- 1 tsp (5 mL) Dijon mustard
- 1 green onion minced
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Canadian Cheddar grated
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Preparation
In a small food processor or using an immersion blender, mix thecream cheese with the mayonnaise, peppers and mustard. Transfer to a bowl and add the green onion and cheese. Chill until serving.
Tips
Removing the seeds from the peppers makes them less spicy. Use as much or as little as you like.
Serve on crackers or celery stalks.
Replace the chipotle peppers with another type of fresh, marinated or dried pepper.
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Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 177 Calories |
| Protein: | 6 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 1 g |
| Fat: | 17 g |
| Fibre: | 0.2 g |
| Sodium: | 271 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 16 % / 175 mg |
| Phosphorus: | 10 % |
| Vitamin A: | 10 % |
| Vitamin B12: | 11 % |
| Zinc: | 8 % |
