Olive Medley Pinwheels Food

SPANISH MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Add the olive oil and sherry vinegar to a small bowl and whisk.
• Add the mozzarella, manchego, garlic, rosemary, bay and orange peel to a large bowl, pour over the marinade and then toss. Add the olives, stirring to make sure they are covered in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Before serving, drain off any excess liquid. Add the cubed chorizo, toss and serve.

MEDITERRANEAN PASTRY PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unfold puff pastry; roll and trim into a 10-in. square., Beat cream cheese and pesto until smooth; stir in remaining ingredients. Spread cheese mixture on pastry to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style. Freeze 30 minutes. Cut crosswise into 16 slices., Bake cut side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked pastry slices on waxed paper-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to airtight container; return to freezer. To use, preheat oven to 400°; bake pastries until golden brown, 15-20 minutes.

OLIVE PEPPER PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth; stir in the peppers, olives and dressing mix. Spread over tortillas. Roll up jelly-roll style; wrap tightly in plastic wrap. , Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Just before serving, cut into 1-in. pieces.

OLIVE PINWHEEL BREAD

Steps:

• Unroll dough onto a VERY lightly floured surface.
• Brush whole top with olive oil.
• Sprinkle evenly with rest of ingredients, except egg yolk and additional parmesan.
• Roll up, jelly-roll style starting from short end.
• Pinch seam to seal well.
• Place seam side down onto lightly greased baking sheet.Tuck ends under.
• Brush with egg yolk. Sprinkle with more parmesan cheese.
• Bake in 350º oven for 23-28 minutes til nicely golden brown.
• Cool a little bit, slice, serve with bread dipping oils, or just olive oil and balsamic vinegar slightly swirled together.

OLIVE FETA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Unroll dough and separate into 2 long rectangles, press each into 12x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal.
• Spread 1 1/2 tablespoon cream cheese over each rectangle.
• Sprinkle evenly with feta cheese, olives, bell pepper, red pepper flakes and oregano.
• Starting with one short side, roll up each rectangle.
• With a serrated knife, cut each roll into 8 slices, place cut side down on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.Immediately remove from cookie sheet and serve warm.