pimiento cheeseburger in paradise

by itself, pimiento cheese is a delicious, classic southern staple…boone goes crazy for it and eats it on crackers, on sandwiches, and cheese toast. my grandmother LOVED it..and there are not one, but two different recipes in my favorite southern cookbook, Come On In. i can usually take it or leave it, but when i read about the pimiento cheese hotdog and the pimiento cheese burger in the new Garden&Gun, i started to salivate…weight watchers, what? and trust me, it was worth it.

Spicy Pimiento Cheese (burgers)
recipe adapted from Garden&Gun and Come on In
Serves 4

What you need for the Pimiento Cheese:
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup pimientos (about one small jar)
3 green onions, chopped
1/2 mayonnaise (again, helmann’s…i know Carolinians use Dukes, but seriously, people..use dukes.)
salt (no more than 1/2 tsp)
black pepper (1 tsp)
cayenne pepper (1/4 tsp)

And the Burger:
1 lb lean ground beef
salt
pepper
garlic powder
red onion
4 sesame buns
ketchup

What to do:
Mix the cheese, pimientos, green onions, mayo, and seasonings together and refrigerate until you’re ready to serve.

 

Turn on the broiler and spread the pimiento cheese onto the top half of the hamburger buns. Put both sides of the buns into the oven for about 1-3 minutes, or until the cheese is melty. make your burger the way you like it, and enjoy.