It’s called the Caviar of the South and there is a real reason why it is called that Name of Honor! Cheesy goodness with the complementary zing of the pimento in a base of Mayonnaise with some extras. And my Husband LOVES it as much as I do! Now my Momma makes hers with 3 ingredients: Grated Velveeta Cheese, Pimentos and Miracle Whip. She likes it sweet, small and smooth, just like her. I loved hers until Rex Walls, a Pharmacist that took me under his wing after my Daddy died, made some for us at work one night. I thought I had died and gone to Cheesy Heaven!  It was lumpy, cheesy and thick (like me)  in Duke’s Mayonnaise! I have eaten others so have added additional tastes like Cayenne and Worcestershire. Make it grilled as below or plain on thick bread slices. Or slap some on some Burgers on the Grill! Or just simply perfect alone in Celery Slices or served in a bowl with tomatoes and slices of Dill Pickles.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• 1 pound grated Colby Cheese
• 4 tablespoons Cream Cheese (1/2 a block)
• 1 (4-ounce) can diced pimentos, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 6 Dashes Worcestershire Sauce
• About 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
• Pinch cayenne to taste
• 2/3-1 cup Duke’s Mayonnaise, depending on preferred texture
• OPTIONAL: Diced Jalapenos, Sliced Tomatoes, Lettuce, Pickles

DIRECTIONS Grate your cheeses. Seriously, if you are going to the trouble to make this fabulous, tasty and awesome Salad Spread, get out that grater and grate that block cheese. Grate it fine if you want a smoother spread or grate it large like I did – I am a sucker for fabulous taste and texture! And I use a flat grater – saves my knuckles! But if you are limited on time, go ahead and use bagged 🙂 Next, make your Base. In a large bowl under preferably a stand mixer, mix well your Duke’s Mayonnaise, Cream Cheese (I slice it up a little to mix better), onion powder, Worcestershire Sauce, Salt and Cayenne while scraping down the sides.   Drain your pimentos and then add to the Base. You can dice them up or leave them long and textury – guess which one I used?? Yep, left them alone! Then add your grated Cheese! Put the mixing bowl back on the stand and mix for a minute or two on Medium Speed. It will make it smoother and well mixed the longer you mix it! And here is the end result! Slap this where you want – it’s great on EVERYTHING – even plain on crackers or on a bed of lettuce! But wait, we are grilling our Pimento Cheese and so let’s learn a new method – GRILLING or Toasting your Bread in a large skillet! INGREDIENTS:

• Salted Butter
• Thick Sliced Bread – I recommend a Whole Grain or Sour Dough Bread, but I live in the Country and the local store only had Italian bread and it worked just fine!
• Your Awesome Pimento Cheese Spread
• A large Skillet

DIRECTIONS: Heat up your skillet on Medium Heat. Take out two pieces of bread for each sandwich. Slice a Tablespoon off the stick of butter and then slice into three pieces and make a smiley face like I did:   Place the bread butter side down in your pan. The butter will melt and so you need to swirl it around the pan making sure to look and see that the butter is coating the bread evenly. The two pieces should start to brown and will look like these after a minute or two depending on your stove:   You only need to toast one side of each piece of bread. Make sure the bread is toasted butter side down and place 2 heaping Tablespoons of Pimento Cheese on one plain side and cover with the other piece. Flip until brown and cheese starts to melt. It should look like this: Now on a larger “sammich” as my Momma calls a sandwich, we slice it cornerwise so you have two lovely triangles to tend with! So served with tomatoes and dill pickles it will look like this:   Or this not grilled on Plain Bread: So yes, Liz Forsythe Minimatami my sweet friend whom I have known and loved since I was 4, I still make my Grilled Cheese Sammiches the same way since I was 12! Ya’ll Enjoy!

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Grew up in Clearwater, Florida. Graduated from Clearwater High School. Work for Pinellas County Schools as a technology technician. View all posts by Two Cousins and a Skillet