This football dip will score with friends and family!
Football has always had its share of dynamic duos -- star quarterbacks and their receivers like Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison for the Indianapolis Colts, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice for the 49ers back in the mid 1980s, Tom Brady and Mike Evans for the Buccaneers just to name a few.
We took two game day dynamic dipping duos - hummus and pimento and cheese -- and combined them into one for our Touchdown Dip. Take it to a tailgate. Or put it out as the star attraction for any game day snacks and especially Super Bowl!
"A dynamic duo -- hummus and pimento cheese in one!"
First, we made a big batch of Powerhouse Pimento Cheese. We call this Powerhouse Pimento Cheese because you can do so much with it. It's loaded with toasted pecans to make it even better than the run of the mill variety.
We also used a combination of extra sharp cheddar and Swiss to complement the nuttiness of the toasted pecans. (It's better to grate your own cheese if you have time rather than buying it already shredded. The cheese is a little moister and sticks together better when freshly shredded. But the other will work fine if you don't have time.) Once you make the recipe, shape it into a football. Then we took store bought spicy red pepper hummus and spread it over the cheese ball like frosting. Most any smooth hummus will do. For the football seams, simply use one deli slice of Swiss cheese. We used scissors to cut a strip diagonal on it for the vertical longer center one. And then made several short ones for the other seams.
Serve with a basket of crackers, sturdy corn chips or glass jars of celery sticks, fresh red, yellow and green bell peppers. This is one recipe that will go quickly!
If you're looking for other ideas for pimento cheese, we have this Southern staple covered. Maybe try Pecan Pimento Cheese Bruschetta or Pecan Pimento Cheese dip.
Touchdown Dip
Recipe Ingredients
Everything you'll need for this delicious recipe is below.
1 recipe Powerhouse Pimento Cheese
1 deli slice of Swiss cheese
1 8 oz. tub of smooth hummus
Powerhouse Pimento Cheese
3 c extra sharp cheddar cheese
1 c Swiss cheese
1 8 oz. package of cream cheese (softened)
3/4 c sour cream
3/4 mayonnaise
1/2 t Comino (ground cumin)
1/2 t tumeric
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1 T Tabasco
1 T Dijon
1 c toasted pecans (chopped)
1 c roasted red peppers or pimentos (chopped)
Preparation Instructions
1. For Powerhouse Pimento Cheese, mix cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, spices and Tabasco together until smooth.
2. Then add Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, pecans and pimentos. (Depending on how dry the cheese is, you may need to add a little more mayonnaise.)
3. On a large serving platter, shape Powerhouse Pimento Cheese mixture into a football shaped dome.
4. Then use a frosting spreader or flexible spatular to spread hummus evenly over the cheese dome.
5. Take one piece of deli sliced Swiss and with scissors cut one diagonal strip of cheese for the long vertical seam.
6. Cut several other pieces (6-8) of cheese for the shorter seams.
7. Place the cheese seams on to look like a football.
Serve with crackers, sturdy tortilla chips, celery sticks, red, yellow and green bell pepper strips.
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