Bacon-Jalapeño Pimento Cheese Dip Appetizer
with Crostini
Elevate your holiday spread with our festive twist on a classic favourite — creamy pimento cheese dip. Featuring bacon, jalapeños, roasted pepper pesto and chives, this appy pairs perfectly with crispy crostini.
Ingredients: Cream cheese (milk ingredients, bacterial culture, salt, locust bean gum) (milk) • Demi baguette (unbleached untreated enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sea salt, yeast, malted barley flour) (barley, wheat) • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • Mayonnaise (canola and/or soy oil, liquid whole egg, frozen egg yolk, water, salt, sugar, vinegar, concentrated lemon juice, spice extract, mustard, lactic acid, calcium disodium EDTA) (mustard, egg) • Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, bacterial culture, salt, annatto, beta-carotene, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Roasted red pepper pesto (roasted red pepper, soybean oil, water, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), modified corn starch, salt, sugar, herbs, citric acid, spices, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Jalapeno pepper • Chives.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
1 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Jalapeño
4 tbsp
Mayonnaise
(Contains Egg, Mustard May contain Crustaceans, Fish, Gluten, Milk, Mustard, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Demi Baguette
(Contains Barley, Wheat May contain Tree nuts, Sesame, Soy)
¼ cup
Roasted Pepper Pesto
(Contains Milk May contain Soy, Sulphites)
7 g
Chives
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
1 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- On a parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange bacon strips in a single layer.
- Roast bacon in the middle of the oven for 8-12 min, until crispy and cooked through.**
- Meanwhile, thinly slice chives.
- Slice baguette into 1/4-inch slices.
- Core, then finely chop jalapeño, removing seeds for less heat. (TIP: We suggest using gloves when prepping jalapeños!)
- Heat a small pan over medium heat.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then jalapeños. Cook for 2-3 min, stirring often, until softened.
- Pat bacon dry with paper towels, then crumble into bite-sized pieces.
- Add softened cream cheese, roasted pepper pesto and mayo to a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then, using a spatula or wooden spoon, beat for 1 min, until smooth and slightly fluffy. Add jalapeños, cheddar cheese, half the chives and half the bacon. Stir to combine.
- Transfer bowl to the fridge to chill for 10 mins.
- Meanwhile, add baguette slices to an unlined baking sheet.
- Drizzle with 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
- Bake baguette slices in the middle of the oven for 5-6 min, until golden and crisp. (TIP: Keep an eye on them so they don't burn!)
- When crostini are done, remove from the oven and transfer to a serving platter or large plate to cool slightly, 5 min.
- Transfer bacon-jalapeño pimento cheese to a serving bowl. Sprinkle remaining chives and remaining bacon over top.
- Serve crostini alongside.