Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Ham and Pickle Pinwheels

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. Spread softened cream cheese in thin layer on ham slices.

Skip the tortilla and make ham pinwheels. Simply spread the cream cheese on ham slices (make sure you buy fairly thick slices so you can roll it), add the pickle and roll it up. Place a pickle across the width of the cream cheese covered ham at the end where cream cheese meets the edge. You can have Ham and Pickle Pinwheels using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ham and Pickle Pinwheels

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

Roll up semi-tightly, careful to not squeeze cream cheese out the edges or rip ham. Stack rollups on a plate as you finish each one. 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..
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. 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. Ham Pickle and Cream Cheese Pinwheels are something that bring me back to about Junior High School.