Pimento Olive Cheese Sandwiches With Tomato Recipes

MY HUSBAND'S FAVORITE GRILLED CHEESE & GREEN OLIVE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat a small non-stick pan over medium heat.
• Add olive oil and olives, and saute just until lightly browned.
• Remove olives, temporarily, to your serving plate.
• Add a bit more olive oil to pan, if needed.
• Place one slice bread in pan, cover with olives, then with cheese slices, and lastly the other slice of bread.
• Cook over medium heat until the bread is browned and crispy, pressing down with spatula.
• Turn and brown on other side, until crispy brown and the cheese is all melty and just starting to ooze out onto the pan.

VIVIAN'S PIMENTO CHEESE (SANDWICHES)

Steps:

• Allow cheese to get to room temperature before making.
• Drain pimentoes well and finely chop.
• Blend cheese, mayonnaise, prepared mustard and hot sauce.
• Fold in pimentoes.
• Keep refrigerated.

PIMENTO CHEESE BITES WITH CREAM OF TOMATO DIP

Steps:

• To make the dip, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a 4-quart soup pot. Add the onions and shallots, and sauté until softened and clear, about 8 minutes. Add the salt, tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato paste, broth, bay leaf, basil, and thyme. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes.
• Mix the rice flour with the soymilk and the soy creamer. Whisk into the tomato mixture and simmer 5 minutes more. Remove the bay leaf.
• Puree the dip in 2 batches in a blender until smooth and creamy. At this point, taste the soup. If you think it needs to be sweeter, add the sugar, then season to taste with freshly ground pepper.
• To make the Pimento Cheese Bites, mix the cheese, mayonnaise, green onion, pimento, olives, salt, pepper, and red pepper sauce in a small bowl. Divide equally among 3 slices of the bread and top with the remaining bread slices. Heat a 10- or 12-inch non-stick sauté pan over medium heat. Spray with the cooking spray. If you're not watching your fat grams, add a tablespoon of the nonhydrogenated soy spread to the pan. Cook the sandwiches on each side until browned and cheese has melted. Add more spray or soy spread as you go along. Cut into quarters and serve with the dip.