**Republished from The Noshery archives
I love a classic vintage recipe and pimento cheese falls in that category. What isn’t there to love about pimento cheese?! There is just something about pimento cheese that screams vintage to me. It one of the first things I imagine. Spread it on a buttery cracker, and you can’t get more vintage.
I was once invited to a Mad Men theme party and was asked to bring a vintage recipe, I immediately thought pimento cheese. Which, is odd because I have never had pimento cheese. “GASP!” I know! How I lived in Georgia for six years as a kid and never had, pimento cheese boggles my mind.
If you’re like me and have never had pimento cheese in your life I warn you to proceed with caution. I now understand why this stuff is so loved. It’s the most addictive cheese appetizers I’ve ever experienced. I took my first taste, and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. Then I spread it on a cracker, and I was transported into a cheesy, creamy, crunchy bliss.
I could picture myself in my cutest mod dress and cocktail in hand gobbling up trays of crackers topped with pimento cheese. I wouldn’t look class but, my belly would be happy and, in this case, the happy belly wins. My husband knew what he was getting into. 😉
Do you love classic vintage recipes? Below are links to some of the favorite bloggers and vintage recipes.
Cocktails
- Gin Rickey from Bakeaholic Mama
- Whiskey Sour from Pass the Sushi
- Old Fashioned from Poet in the Pantry
- Mad Men Manhattan with Mushroom Pate from Creative Culinary
- Pink French 75 from Kelly Bakes
- Sazerac Cocktail from Jelly Toast Blog
- Classic Negroni from The Messy Baker
- Gimlet from Yankee Kitchen Ninja
Appetizers
- Vegan French Onion Dip from The Viet Vegan
- Chicken Salad Sliders from The Lemon Bowl
- Crab Rangoon from Cooking with Jax
- Fried Green Olives Stuffed with Blue Cheese from Simply Healthy Family
- Cheesy Asparagus Spirals from Comfortably Domestic
- Easy cocktail meatballs The Realistic Nutritionist
- Crab Rangoon from Cooking With Jax
Desserts
- JELL-O Crown Jewel Dessert Cake from The Apron Archives
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake from I am a Honeybee
Pimento Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, diced
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1 dry hot chili pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 7 oz jar pimentos, drained and finely diced
Instructions
Notes
If you do not have a food processor, use a grater to grate the cheese and in a medium bowl mix together cheese and remaining ingredients.
Mmmm….Roman meal bread and homemade pimento cheese. Delish!!
Your recipe is spot on! As a Southerner, we add 2 little dashes of onion powder for more “perfecter” pimento cheese. Haha. I slather it on fresh French bread and toast it for my husband…soooo yummy!
I grew up on pimento cheese! Alright, it was Velveeta but that passed for cheese when I was a kid. I am going to whip myself the grown up version ASAP. I will even get myself a tin of Keebler soda crackers to go with the pimento cheese.
oh my! I love pimento cheese. It’s so fantastic on burgers.
Despite pimento cheese enjoying a resurgence the past few years, eating it always takes me back to being a barefooted blonde boy sitting in the tall grass of my front yard eating a pimento cheese sandwich on Roman Meal bread. Sigh…you put me on the way-back machine here.
That is so sweet! It’s really a great treat!
Ahhh yes, pimento cheese on Roman Meal bread. A definite memory for me too!
I blame my yankee New England upbringing for being so late to the pimento game. I had it for the first time this year and I was hooked. I had it on a burger and oh. my. goodness. I ran home and whipped up a batch and ate the whole thing myself! Yours looks positively addictive too!
I don’t think I’ve ever had pimento cheese…? Odd, isn’t it? Your photos are lovely and have me thinking I need to remedy this pronto!
I must admit that pimento cheese never sounded very good to me, but after reading the recipe and seeing the photos, I am going to try it. It looks yummy!
I can’t believe you grew up in Georgia and never had pimento cheese! This is a perfect classic mid-century appetizer — nicely done!
I totally ate my fair share of pimento cheese in south Carolina. So delicious! Love this homemade version.
This recipe looks wicked tasty. That cheese is calling my name. Pinned.
I love pimento cheese!