Southern Pimento Cheese & Tomato Sandwiches

Name: Southern Pimento Cheese & Tomato Sandwiches
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern & soul food
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar; 2 oz cream cheese, softened; 4 oz jar diced pimientos, drained; 8 slices whole wheat bread; 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced; ½ cucumber, sliced, to serve; ⅓ cup mayo; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp yellow mustard; ¼ tsp garlic powder; ⅛ tsp cayenne; salt; pepper

LunchSouthern & soul food15 minServes 4560 kcal23 g protein

The Southern spread everyone fights over: sharp cheddar, cream cheese and sweet pimientos whipped with a little mayo and cayenne, spread thick on bread with ripe tomato.

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Ingredients

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
2 oz cream cheese, softened
4 oz jar diced pimientos, drained
8 slices whole wheat bread
2 Roma tomatoes, sliced
½ cucumber, sliced, to serve

From your pantry: ⅓ cup mayo, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp yellow mustard, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ⅛ tsp cayenne, salt, pepper.

Instructions

Beat the cream cheese, mayo, Worcestershire, mustard, garlic powder and cayenne with a spatula or hand mixer until smooth and fluffy.
Fold in the cheddar and the drained pimientos until evenly mixed. Taste and add salt and pepper.
Chill for 15 minutes if you have time; it firms up and the flavors come together.
Spread the pimento cheese thickly on 4 slices of bread, add tomato slices and a pinch of salt, and top with the remaining bread.
Cut in half and serve with cucumber slices on the side.

Tip: Shred the cheddar from a block on the small holes of a box grater. Pre-shredded cheese is coated in starch and makes the spread dry.