Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

Serves 12
Published in: Atlanta Journal Constitution

6 eggs -- hard-boiled and peeled
1/4 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pimentos -- drained and chopped
2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoon chopped Vidalia onion
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Chopped pimentos for garnish

Cut eggs in half, reserving whites. Place yolks in a bowl and add cheese, mayonnaise,
pimentos, mustard, onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon or pipe into
reserved whites. Garnish yolks with chopped pimento.

6 to 12 servings
Hands on: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

This recipe comes from Debbie Moose's "Deviled Eggs: 50 Recipes From Simple to Sassy"
(Harvard Common Press, $12.95). Moose says that pimento cheese was like peanut butter
to her family when she was growing up. It was always in the house.

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