Spreads that make a sandwich worth eating — jalapeño chicken salad, egg salad, pimento cheese, garlic aioli, remoulade — for quick lunches and easy suppers.
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Open in Pepper →A sandwich is only as good as what you put between the bread. A bowl of chicken salad or pimento cheese in the fridge means lunch is handled for three days, and supper too if you're tired.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on hot days when the oven stays off, when a rotisserie chicken needs using up, or when a plate of sandwiches has to feed a crowd at a shower or a ballgame.
Every recipe here is something you stir together in one bowl: jalapeño chicken salad, egg salad with pickle juice, classic Southern pimento cheese, garlic aioli, and remoulade sauce with horseradish and whole grain mustard.
Chill before serving
Let chicken salad or pimento cheese sit in the fridge at least 1 hour so the salt, garlic, and pepper spread through.
Shred your own cheese
Bagged shredded cheddar is coated to keep it from clumping, which makes pimento cheese grainy. Grate an 8-ounce block yourself.
Start eggs in cold water
Cover eggs with cold water, bring to a boil, then cover and sit off the heat 10 to 12 minutes for yolks with no gray ring.
Mince the garlic fine
For aioli, mash 2 to 3 cloves with a pinch of salt into a paste so you never bite into a raw chunk.