Description
Salami Pinwheels are a simple and delicious appetizer featuring layers of savory salami, creamy cheese, and tangy banana peppers rolled into bite-sized spirals. Perfect for parties, snacks, or easy entertaining.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 24 slices salami
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup banana peppers, finely chopped
Instructions
- Arrange Salami: Lay out salami on a cutting board in a flat layer, creating 3 rows of eight slices overlapping slightly.
- Spread Cream Cheese: Spread half of the softened cream cheese evenly over the layered salami slices.
- Add Banana Peppers: Sprinkle half of the finely chopped banana peppers evenly on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Roll the Log: Tightly roll the salami, cream cheese, and banana pepper layers into a log shape and wrap it securely in plastic wrap.
- Repeat Process: Repeat steps 1–4 using the remaining salami, cream cheese, and banana peppers to form a second log.
- Chill: Refrigerate both wrapped logs for at least one hour to firm up and meld flavors.
- Slice and Serve: Remove the logs from the refrigerator, unwrap, and slice into pinwheels about 1/2 inch thick, then serve chilled.
Notes
- For a spicier twist, substitute banana peppers with jalapeños or pepperoncini.
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened for easy spreading and even coverage.
- These pinwheels can be prepared a day ahead and stored wrapped in the refrigerator.
- Use a sharp knife to get clean slices without squashing the pinwheels.
- Serve with toothpicks for easy party fare.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pinwheel
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
