Description
Appetizer tortilla pinwheels deliver a zesty Mexican-inspired snack perfect for parties and gatherings. Creamy cheese, herbs, and tender meats roll together in soft tortillas, promising delightful bites you’ll crave at your next celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 flour tortillas (10 inches / 25.4 centimeters), warmed
- 1 pkg (8 oz / 226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (8 fl oz / 240 mL) sour cream
- 1 cup (100 g) cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 can (4.25 oz / 120 g) ripe olives, chopped
- 1 can (4 oz / 113 g) green chiles, chopped and well drained
- ½ cup (50 g) green onions, chopped
- Garlic powder, to taste
- Seasoned salt, to taste
- Salsa, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Mixture Creation: Blend cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and sour cream until smooth and uniform, using an electric mixer to achieve a creamy consistency.
- Flavor Infusion: Fold chopped olives, green chiles, green onions, garlic powder, and seasoned salt into the cheese mixture, ensuring ingredients are evenly distributed for a balanced flavor profile.
- Tortilla Preparation: Warm tortillas briefly to increase flexibility, preventing potential cracking during the rolling process.
- Assembly Technique: Spread cheese mixture across each tortilla, leaving a slight border to prevent filling from squeezing out, then tightly roll into compact cylinders, maintaining even pressure.
- Chilling Process: Individually wrap rolled tortillas in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, allowing flavors to meld and filling to firm up for precise cutting.
- Serving Presentation: Unwrap chilled rolls and slice into neat pinwheel rounds using a sharp serrated knife, cutting approximately ½–¾ inches thick. Arrange artfully on a serving platter and optionally garnish with fresh salsa for dipping.
Notes
- Chill for Perfect Shape: Refrigerate rolls for at least 2 hours to ensure clean, precise cuts and allow flavors to develop deeply.
- Master the Soft Tortilla Technique: Gently warm tortillas before spreading to prevent cracking and make rolling smoother.
- Slice with Precision: Use a sharp serrated knife and clean between cuts to create uniform, attractive pinwheel slices.
- Control Filling Spread: Leave a small margin around tortilla edges when spreading cheese mixture to prevent messy overflow during rolling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg