Olive Pepper Pinwheels Recipes

CREAM CHEESE-OLIVE ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Hand-squeeze out as much excess moisture in the olives as possible before chopping, and make certain to chop finely.
• In a bowl combine cream cheese with garlic, mayonnaise, green and black olives, green onions and black pepper; mix to combine well.
• Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture over each tortilla, then sprinkle a small amount cheddar cheese over the top of the cream cheese.
• Roll up each tortilla as tightly as possible.
• Place each tortilla onto a plate.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for a couple of hours or up to 24 hours (a longer chilling time will only improve on the flavor).
• Slice each tortilla into about 1-inch pieces.

OLIVE MEDLEY PINWHEELS

Steps:

• 1. in a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in olives, lemon peel, garlic powder, and black pepper; set aside.
• 2. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spread olive mixture evenly onto tortillas; arrange basil leaves and sweet pepper strips down the center. Roll tortillas parallel to the sweet pepper strips. Wrap rolls tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. To serve, trim off ends of each roll; makes 10 servings, about 40 slices.

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.