Pepper Spinach Pinwheels Food

SPINACH PINWHEEL APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise.
• Beat in dip mix.
• Add green onion, bacon bits and spinach (broken up into small clumps).
• Mix thoroughly.
• Spread mixture onto tortillas, leaving a 1/2" space around edge.
• Roll up each tortilla tightly, and wrap each in plastic wrap.
• Chill for several hours or overnight.
• To serve, cut off ends and cut into 1/2" slices.

PROSCIUTTO AND SPINACH PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the pepper in a roasting pan and roast in the oven, checking every 15 minutes, and turning with tongs until the skin is fully wrinkled and charred black. When the peppers is done, use tongs to put it into a ziptop bag which (for safety reasons) you have resting on a plate - (Remember, it is volcanically hot!). Carefully zip the bag shut, and allow the pepper to sweat for 5 minutes. Use oven mitts to prevent getting burned while you handle the bag in the next step of sliding the pepper from the bag into a bowl filled with a couple of inches of ice water. You can then use your fingers to work quickly to slip off and discard the skin of the pepper while it is in the water. You will be left with a beautifully cooked red pepper with a wonderful color. Cut open the pepper and remove seeds. Slice it into strips and set aside.
• Roll out each puff pastry sheet and on the surface of each of the 2 sheets evenly arrange 4 slices of prosciutto ham, 6 spinach leaves, half of the red pepper strips, 1/8-cup Cheddar, and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Roll up the dough "jelly roll" style into a log (so the cross-section of the roll will be a spiral design, the "pinwheel"). Place the logs in the freezer for 50 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove "pinwheel" logs and from freezer and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices and place on a baking sheet. Brush with egg wash. Bake until golden brown, approximately 15 minutes.

PUFF PASTRY SPINACH ARTICHOKE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Combine the artichokes, spinach, pecorino, mayonnaise, red pepper flakes and garlic in a bowl. Spread on one side of the puff pastry sheet. Roll up like a jelly roll and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Remove the plastic wrap and slice the puff pastry log into 1-inch-thick slices. Place the pastry pieces flat on the baking sheet, about 1 inch apart from each other. Bake until puffed and golden brown, 50 minutes to 1 hour.

PEPPER SPINACH PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Step 1 In a medium sized bowl, whip the cream cheese to soften it. Add the paprika, garlic powder, parsley, salt, and pepper, then mix well. Add ¾ of the peppers, all the carrots and cabbage, then mix to coat. Step 2 Lay tortillas flat on a board. Spread a large spoonful of the mixture on the tortillas. Carefully roll the tortillas into tubes. You may need to use more of the mixture to seal the edges closed. Cut the rolls into 1-inch slices. Top the pinwheels with extra peppers and serve. Recipe created by Tanya Anurag