Derby Day Derby Day Pimento Cheese - The Local Palate

Derby Day Derby Day Pimento Cheese - The Local Palate

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Keep spirits fueled between the placing of bets and horses racing with this Derby Day-ready pimento cheese recipe from Jonathan Searle.

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds cream cheese
  • 1½ pounds shredded sharp cheddar cheese (Searle uses 2 year Tillamook sharp cheddar), divided
  • ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 cup Duke's mayonnaise
  • ½ cup pimento peppers, roasted and diced
  • ⅓ sweet yellow onion, grated
  • ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • ⅓ tablespoon sweet paprika
  • ⅓ tablespoon hot paprika
  • ⅓ tablespoon Crystal's hot sauce
  • ½ garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped

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