Pimento cheese spread with fresh garden veggies

Name: Pimento cheese spread with fresh garden veggies
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 c.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 c grated 2% cheddar cheese; 1/2 c greek yogurt-fat free; 1/2 c light sour cream; 1 Tbsp shaved fresh jalapeno; 1 Tbsp shaved onion; 1/2 red bell pepper, roasted; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 dash(es) tumeric; crumbled bacon, opt.; ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:; smoke cheese

By Lynn Socko
@lynnsocko

Do you buy your pimento cheese in plastic bowls from the store? You never will again if you ever try this!!
TIP: A JAP member shared with me that you could add lime juice to plain yogurt and it would taste like sour cream. Well I did this when I made my second batch, and by golly, it tasted like sour cream to me! So I will be making it without sour cream in the future which will cut back some on the fat and sodium.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

2 c.

Prep:

20 Min

Method:

No-Cook or Other

Ingredients

4 c

grated 2% cheddar cheese
1/2 c

greek yogurt-fat free
1/2 c

light sour cream
1 Tbsp

shaved fresh jalapeno
1 Tbsp

shaved onion
1/2

red bell pepper, roasted
1/2 tsp

black pepper
1 dash(es)

tumeric
·

crumbled bacon, opt.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:
·

smoke cheese
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How to Make Pimento cheese spread with fresh garden veggies

Step-by-Step

"Shave" onion and jalapeno using a fine micro-plane, or the smallest side on your cheese grater. Use juice for onion as well.
Roast red bell under broiler till slightly charred and tender. Chop into very small pcs.
In a medium bowl, mix together 1/2 c of greek yogurt and 1/2 c of light sour cream. Grate 4 c. of cheddar cheese, add to mix. Add onion, jalapeno, red bell, pepper and turmeric. Mix together well. Add cooked, crumbled bacon if desired. Let sit in fridge for an hour or so. Enjoy!