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Hot Cherry Pepper Mayonnaise

By Diane Unger

Published on December 6, 2013

Time

5 minutes

Yield

About 1 cup

Hot Cherry Pepper Mayonnaise

Ingredients

1 cup jarred hot cherry peppers, patted dry, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine, plus 1 teaspoon brine½ cup mayonnaise ½ teaspoon pepper

Before You Begin

Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise is our favorite nationally available mayonnaise.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in bowl.
Hot Cherry Pepper Mayonnaise

Hot Cherry Pepper Mayonnaise

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Time

5 minutes

Yield

About 1 cup

Ingredients

1 cup jarred hot cherry peppers, patted dry, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine, plus 1 teaspoon brine
½ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

1 cup jarred hot cherry peppers, patted dry, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine, plus 1 teaspoon brine
½ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

1 cup jarred hot cherry peppers, patted dry, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine, plus 1 teaspoon brine
½ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

For a quick, easy, and flavorful sauce, we use bottled cherry peppers to dress up mayonnaise. Seeding the peppers keeps the heat in check, and adding a splash of the pepper brine lends brightness and acidity. This sauce is great on our fried chicken sandwich, but it’s got plenty of other uses, too.

Before You Begin

Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise is our favorite nationally available mayonnaise.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in bowl.

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