Pimento Cheese Sandwich | Secret Family Recipe
A Secret Family Recipe Made with Alan's Delicious Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread
Ingredients
- 16 oz sharp cheddar cheese finely shredded
- 1 cup Duke's Mayonnaise
- 2 serrano peppers finely diced or minced
- 4 oz white onion finely chopped
- 4 oz diced pimentos mostly drained
- 1 tsp garlic powder rounded tsp
- 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 16 slices Bread Bread of Your Choice
- 8 leaves romaine
- 16 sprays olive oil spray
Instructions
- Cut a 16 oz block of sharp cheddar cheese into rectangles that will fit into the KitchenAid Shredder Attachment. There should be about 4 rectangles of cheese. Use the fine shredding blade. Shred your cheese into the mixing bowl you will be using until all the cheese is shredded.
- Set mixing bowl onto stand mixer.
- Add Duke's Mayonnaise to mixing bowl.
- Remove the pith membrane and seeds from the Serrano peppers then mince them and add to your mixing bowl.
- Cut about 2 slices of onion and finely chop or mince them. You should have about 4 oz from this. Add this into mixing bowl.
- Add garlic powder and ground cayenne pepper to mixing bowl.
- Drain you diced pimento jar, leaving just a little juice left and add that to the mixing bowl.
- Add flex edge beater to stand mixer, set onto low and mix all ingredients for about 1 minute.
- Use a silicone spatula to transfer the mixture into a bowl or airtight container
- Yields about 4 cups of pimento cheese spread.
- Take the bread of your choice (I am using a Keto Bread today, but this pairs well with so many kinds of bread, including Sourdough, Wheat, White, Brioche and Croissants). Lightly toast the bread of your choice.
- Spread about 2-4 tbsp of pimento cheese onto each toasted slice of bread. (4-8 tbsp total). Spreading it in 2 layers of cheese is helpful.
- Add a large romaine leaf onto the top of the pimento cheese spread on one slice of bread. Put the 2 slices of bread together with the romaine tucked in the middle.
- Thoroughly spray the exposed side of toast with olive oil spray. Flip the sandwich over and repeat.
- Cut the sandwich in half on a diagonal and prop up so you can see the inside of the sandwich for the best presentation.
- Now enjoy this delicious pimento cheese sandwich!
Notes
NOTES: Allowing the pimento cheese recipe to marinate overnight before consuming is when it's at its best. But I challenge you to hold out that long! This recipe always gets eaten immediately after making!
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for best practices with leftovers. It should last 3-4 days this way (probably a lot longer). You can meal prep the sandwiches or just store the pimento cheese and make a fresh sandwich everyday. Great for school lunches!
The Nutrition Facts on this page are based on using low carb or keto bread. You can use any bread for this recipe that you would like. Sourdough, Wheat, White, Brioche or Croissants are just some examples of breads that pair extremely well with the pimento cheese spread. The nutrition facts will change with different bread. You can always add the nutritional value of the bread of your choice to the nutrition facts for the Pimento Cheese Recipe by itself, and adjust the serving serve (which is 2 tbsp) to the amount you are using on your sandwich to get the proper nutrition facts of your sandwich of choice. Hope this helps!
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 521kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 21gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 761mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 7gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3520IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 417mgIron: 1mg