Yesterday we wanted something light for lunch because we were grilling steaks for dinner, so made Pimento Cheese and Chicken Salad to eat with our Sourdough bread and it was a big hit.

I used a pretty generic chicken salad so I won’t waste time posting that but the Pinento Cheese was amazing!

• 2 cups freshly grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 2 cup of extra sharp white cheddar (I love Cabot’s)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1” cubes and softened at room temperature*
• 1 small jar of  pimentos well drained
• 1/2 cup of Dukes mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 a fresh diced jalapeño (no seeds)
• A heavy splash of dill pickle juice! (Trust me)

You can obviously omit the heat, but it was sooooo yummy!! I did half with jalapeño and half without (for kids)

Enjoy!!!