Southern “Salsa”

  3.5 – 4 reviews  • Appetizer
Level: Easy
Total: 10 min
Active: 10 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings (3 cups dip)

Ingredients

  1. One 12-ounce jar whole fancy pimientos, drained and deseeded
  2. One 15-ounce can white hominy, drained
  3. 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  4. 1 tablespoon Louisiana hot sauce
  5. 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  6. Kosher salt
  7. Zest of 1 lime
  8. Tortilla chips, for dipping
  9. Crudite, for dipping

Instructions

  1. Add the pimientos, white hominy and cream cheese to a food processor. Pulse until a smooth paste is formed, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the hot sauce and Cajun seasoning and pulse to combine. Season with kosher salt if desired (some Cajun seasoning blends already contain salt).
  2. Pour into a serving bowl and garnish with the lime zest. Serve alongside tortilla chips and crudite for dipping or store in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks.

Reviews

Tony Mahoney
We liked this!! But then we love pimento cheese and this was like a pimento cheese dip! Really quite good. I think the “Southern Salsa” is a cute name like a play on words , you know like Red-Neck Sushi! I like the fact that you can adjust the heat. Really good flavor
Kaylee Arroyo
This doesn’t taste or look like salsa! It looked like soup and had the consistency on yuck!

 

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