These delicious and healthy Smoked Salmon Pinwheels are a great way to use up leftover smoked salmon. They’re perfect for a quick snack or as a fancy appetizer! If you love smoked salmon, you'll find these pinwheels irresistible. Dare you to eat just one!
Recently I made smoked salmon pinwheels to use up some leftover salmon. The ingredient seemed pretty obvious to me: fresh dill, ranch dressing seasoning, scallions, and hot peppers.
This was going to be good... Not surprisingly, the end result was incredible!
Smoked Salmon Pinwheels Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 T. fresh dill
- 3 scallion
- 1 sweet pepper (orange or red in color)
- 2 T. red onion (diced)
- 1 serrano pepper (diced)
- 2 tsp. ranch seasoning/salad dressing mix
- 6 oz smoked salmon
- 4 Mission Carb Balance tortillas (or 3 10" tortillas)
Directions
Place cream cheese in a microwavable bowl, cover with a paper towel, and microwave for 30 seconds to soften. Mix in the ranch seasoning.
Dice all the vegetables and add them to the cream cheese. Mix until all the ingredients are incorporated.
Fold in the smoked salmon.
Divide the cream cheese mixture into four portions. Spread 1/4 of the mixture on each of the four tortillas.
Roll each tortilla tightly, but not tight enough to squeeze the ingredients out of the tortilla.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
Wrap each roll in saran wrap and chill for a few hours to allow them to set. Slice each roll into ten slices, and serve!
Smoked Salmon Appetizer Ideas
Pinwheels are awesome for a last minuter snack, and the perfect dish to take to a gathering or a potluck. But what do you do if you don't have smoked salmon in the fridge?
How about using shrimp, or even chicken. Or you can keep them vegetarian and skip the meat altogether!
Alternatives to cream cheese include goat cheese, shredded cheddar, or even laughing cow triangles.
There are also numerous vegetable options. Why not add black olives, diced cucumbers, chopped tomatoes, and chives?
A good way to get ideas is to pick a theme, for example, Italian. Then simply use ingredients that are usually found in Italian dishes like basil, black olives, artichoke hearts, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Low Carb or Keto Pinwheels
If you are following a low-carb or Keto diet, there's no reason not to enjoy these tasty pinwheels.
This Salmon Pinwheels recipe can easily be converted to a low-carb or Keto pinwheel recipe. The only change required is using a low-carb tortilla instead.
Another option is to use "Folios Cheese Wraps" which are sold at Costco. These regular-sized tortillas look similar to tortillas but are made entirely of cheese.
They come in a variety of cheese flavors. These include cheddar, Jarlsberg Swiss, and Parmesan.
You may also enjoy the following recipes:
- Masgouf (Iraqi Grilled Fish)
- Smoked Octopus
- Smoked Salmon Dip
- Salmon Pie
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Smoked Salmon Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 T fresh dill
- 3 scallion
- 1 sweet pepper (orange or red in color)
- 2 T red onion (diced)
- 1 serrano pepper (diced)
- 2 tsp. ranch reasoning/salad dressing mix (or less if salmon is salty)
- 6 oz smoked salmon
- 4 Mission Carb Balance tortillas
Instructions
- Place cream cheese in a microwavable bowl, cover with a paper towel, and microwave for 30 seconds to soften. Mix in the ranch seasoning.
- Dice all the vegetables and add them to the cream cheese. Mix until all the ingredients are incorporated.
- Fold in the smoked salmon.
- Divide the cream cheese mixture into four portions. Spread 1/4 of the mixture on each of the four tortillas.
- Roll each tortilla tightly, but not tight enough to squeeze the ingredients out of the tortilla.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Wrap each roll in saran wrap and chill for a few hours to allow them to set. Slice each roll into ten slices, and serve!
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