Description
Salami Pinwheels are a quick and delicious appetizer featuring layers of savory salami, creamy cheese, and tangy banana peppers rolled into bite-sized spirals perfect for parties or snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 24 slices salami
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup banana peppers, finely chopped
Instructions
- Arrange Salami: Lay out the salami on a cutting board in a flat layer, creating 3 rows of 8 slices, overlapping them slightly to form a single sheet.
- Spread Cream Cheese: Evenly spread half of the softened cream cheese over the layered salami slices, covering them completely.
- Add Banana Peppers: Sprinkle half of the finely chopped banana peppers over the cream cheese layer.
- Roll and Wrap: Tightly roll the salami, cream cheese, and banana peppers into a log shape, then wrap the log firmly in plastic wrap to hold its shape.
- Repeat for Second Log: Repeat the layering, spreading, sprinkling, and rolling process with the remaining salami, cream cheese, and banana peppers to create a second log.
- Chill the Rolls: Refrigerate both wrapped logs for at least one hour to firm up and allow flavors to meld.
- Slice and Serve: Remove the logs from the refrigerator, unwrap them, and slice into bite-sized pinwheels before serving.
Notes
- For extra flavor, try adding finely chopped fresh herbs like parsley or chives to the cream cheese before spreading.
- Banana peppers can be substituted with mild jalapeños or roasted red peppers for a different flavor profile.
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened to allow easy spreading over the salami.
- Pinwheels can be prepared a day ahead and stored tightly wrapped in the refrigerator.
- Slice pinwheels with a sharp knife to maintain clean edges and prevent squishing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pinwheel
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
