Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Ham and Pickle Pinwheels

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Ham and Pickle Pinwheels. In a food processor, add the cream cheese, salami and horseradish; cover and process until blended. Remove stems and ends of okra pickles. Skip the tortilla and make ham pinwheels.

Ham and Pickle Pinwheels Place a pickle on the end of each ham and cream cheese slice. Set out cream cheese to soften to room temperature (I usually leave out a few hours). Line pickles in a single layer, a couple inches apart on a small stack of paper towels. You can cook Ham and Pickle Pinwheels using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ham and Pickle Pinwheels

  1. Prepare 2 of 8oz packages cream cheese - softened (low fat or fat free is fine).
  2. You need 16 of dill pickle spears (your fave brand).
  3. It's 16 slice of ham lunch meat (rectangular slices work best, like Great Value brand "cooked ham").
  4. Prepare of Prep.
  5. You need 1 of roll of paper towels.

Place a few more paper towels on top, press gently. In this case, you can use just one slice and it will encase the entire pickle.). Gather cream cheese, ham and dill pickle spears in a large mixing bowl and stir to well combined. Then spread an even layer of the mixture over the tortillas and tightly roll up.

Ham and Pickle Pinwheels instructions

  1. Set out cream cheese to soften to room temperature (I usually leave out a few hours). When you're ready to make, cut each 8 oz block into 8 equal squares.. Ham and Pickle Pinwheels
  2. At least 30 minutes in advance: To absorb excess moisture. Line pickles in a single layer, a couple inches apart on a small stack of paper towels. Place a few more paper towels on top, press gently. Place two slices of ham side by side on another stack of paper towels, place a layer of paper towels on top, followed by two more slices of ham. Repeat process until all ham is layered between paper towels..
  3. Working one at a time place a slice of ham on a cutting board or plate. Using a butter knife or off-set spatula, spread the cream cheese evenly over the slice of ham. Begin at one end working toward the other end, leaving about 1/4 in. cream cheese free to accommodate spreading as you roll..
  4. Place a pickle across the width of the cream cheese covered ham at the end where cream cheese meets the edge. Roll up semi-tightly, careful to not squeeze cream cheese out the edges or rip ham. Repeat process until all 16 are rolled..
  5. Stack rollups on a plate as you finish each one. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours, or up to over night, to set..
  6. Just before serving, remove from refrigerator, cut each rollup into 1/2 in. slices to make your pinwheels. Layer on a serving platter. Serve, eat, enjoy and watch them disappear!.

Cover with plastic wrap and chill for an hour before serving. That's all what you need to do to enjoy these pinwheels. Ham, Pickle, and Cream Cheese Pinwheels are as delicious as they are easy! So simple to make, but always a favorite. As a lunch option, they are much more fun than a sandwich.