Pimiento Cheese Creamed Spinach with Pecans
Recipe by Dave Snyder, Chef/Owner
Halyards Restaurant and Tramici Restaurant, St. Simons Island
Yield: about 2 quarts
Creamed Spinach
1 pound wilted spinach, cooled, chopped, and strained (from at least 5 pounds raw spinach)
3 cups Pimiento Cheese (recipe follows)
1/2 cup half-and-half
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup toasted pecans for garnish
3 tablespoons peeled and sliced roasted red peppers for garnish
Mix spinach, Pimiento Cheese, and half-and-half thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.
Place in serving bowl and garnish with toasted pecans and peppers. This can be served as a side dish or dip.
Pimiento Cheese
8 roasted, peeled and small-diced red peppers
3 cups room temperature cream cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon light chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1
/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
2 cups shredded smoked Gouda salt and pepper to taste
For the Pimiento Cheese
Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate any excess.
Halyards Restaurant
55 Cinema Lane (St. Simons Island)
912/638-9100
halyardsrestaurant.com
Halyards Restaurant and Tramici Restaurant, St. Simons Island
Yield: about 2 quarts
Creamed Spinach
1 pound wilted spinach, cooled, chopped, and strained (from at least 5 pounds raw spinach)
3 cups Pimiento Cheese (recipe follows)
1/2 cup half-and-half
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup toasted pecans for garnish
3 tablespoons peeled and sliced roasted red peppers for garnish
Mix spinach, Pimiento Cheese, and half-and-half thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.
Place in serving bowl and garnish with toasted pecans and peppers. This can be served as a side dish or dip.
Pimiento Cheese
8 roasted, peeled and small-diced red peppers
3 cups room temperature cream cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon light chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1
/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
2 cups shredded smoked Gouda salt and pepper to taste
For the Pimiento Cheese
Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate any excess.
Halyards Restaurant
55 Cinema Lane (St. Simons Island)
912/638-9100
halyardsrestaurant.com
