Whipped Feta & Basil Pimento Cheese for Fried Green Tomatoes
This recipe calls for feta cheese, but you can easily substitute goat cheese if preferred.Yield: About 1 pint.
Course Brunch, Dressings, Main Course, Sauces, Side Dish
Cuisine Farmers Market, Southern, Summer Food
Author Wendy Perry
Ingredients
8ouncesfeta cheese
8ouncescream cheese,softened
2 tablespoonsdiced pimento,drained
2teaspoonsspicy brown mustard
½teaspoonwhite pepper
2teaspoonspaprika
1-2teaspoonssugaroptional
6-8fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Put all ingredients except basil leaves into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until combined and fluffy. Tear up 3 or 4 of the basil leaves, add to the pimento cheese, and pulse until chopped and incorporated into the cheese. Roll up remaining leaves and slice into thin ribbons.
Spoon cheese on top of warm fried green tomatoes. Garnish with basil ribbons.