These Spicy Ham Pimento Cheese Sandwiches are a welcome savory treat that is perfect for parties or picnics. Like ‘em even spicier, add more jalapeño!
A couple of weeks ago, my husband made a dish that called for eight ounces of roasted red peppers aka pimentos. Younger daughter was dispatched to the store and came home with a 12-ounce jar. Now you or I might have just hummed the whole thing in but my husband is still quite the recipe rule follower (although he is getting better with experience) so he weighed out 8 ounces and put the rest in the refrigerator.
Fortuitously, my pimento cheese recipe calls for exactly four ounces so it did not go to waste. To change things up a little, I added eight ounces of diced ham as well. Delicious!
Spicy Ham Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
For this sandwich spread, I used a pack of ready diced ham but this would also be an excellent use for some of your leftover baked ham from Easter or Christmas. If you don’t have leftover pimentos, there are 4 oz jars available at most grocery stores.
Ingredients
1 (4 oz or 113g)) jar pimentos, drained and chopped
1-2 teaspoons finely grated onion, plus any juice
8 oz or 227g extra sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated
1 fresh jalapeño, minced
8 oz or 227g diced ham
1/2 cup or 120ml mayonnaise
10 slices sandwich bread, crusts removed
Method
Grate the cheddar finely into a large bowl with plenty of room for mixing. Use a microplane to grate the onion right in top of the cheese so that any onion juice will also drip in.
Add in the minced jalapeño and the pimentos. Use a fork to mix them thoroughly with the cheese and onion.
Add in the diced ham and mix again. It’s easier to mix thoroughly when the ingredients are dry so make sure to do this before adding the mayonnaise.
Now, add in the mayonnaise and mix well.
Spread on bread for sandwiches. Be generous! Put it on thick. No one likes skimpy sandwich filling.
Or if you want to get fancy, cut the sandwiches into three. These will be very popular on a party table.
If you make them ahead, refrigerate the sandwiches covered with slightly damp paper towels and then cling film. This keeps the bread from getting dried out and stale.
Enjoy!
Happy Easter to my readers who celebrate today! It’s Sunday FunDay and my friends and I are sharing creative ham sandwiches. Check out the links below. Many thanks to our host, Sue of Palatable Pastime.
- Keto 2-Minute Protein Bread & A Ham Sandwich from Sneha's Recipe
- Peameal Ham and Egg Breakfast Sandwich from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Spicy Ham Pimento Cheese Sandwiches from Food Lust People Love
- Grilled Ham, Cheese and Tomato Sandwich from Palatable Pastime
- Ham & Pickle Sandwich from Amy's Cooking Adventures
- Croque Monsieur from Making Miracles
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