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Check out these simple and delicious Smoked Salmon Pinwheels.
Pretty impressive, huh?
They are adapted from a recipe that caught my eye as I was thumbing through The New Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook (Trim and Terrific) (affiliate link) looking for an easy appetizer idea to make to take to friends who invited us for dinner last night.
I don’t make appetizers that often and when I do, it’s usually the same simple things—a bowl of mixed nuts, a low-fat dip and something for dunking in it, cheese and crackers or chips and salsa or guacamole—so coming up with the idea for these smoked salmon pinwheels took a fair amount of cookbook searching.
Recipe Notes
I made several minor changes: substituting whole wheat lavash from Trader Joes for tortillas; chopped green onion for red onion; and adding fresh dill in the spread and as a garnish for the top of each pinwheel.
These smoked salmon pinwheels were really easy to make. You just mix together the smoked salmon spread ingredients, spread it on the lavash…
Roll up like a jelly roll into logs and chill.
Then cut the logs into 3/8-inch thick slices and arrange them on a platter. And if you want, top with a little sprig of fresh dill. That’s all there is to it.
Smoked salmon pinwheels are an easy appetizer I can see myself making again. I think the smoked salmon and cheese mixture would be great spread on crackers, crostini or cucumber slices too.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Pinwheels?
According to my calculations, each serving has 57 calories and:
1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Skinny Smoked Salmon Pinwheel Appetizers Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 ounces smoked salmon
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 package (about 5 ounces) light garlic and herb cheese spread (such as Boursin Light)
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup capers, drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 whole wheat lavash, about 9 x 12-inches or 8 flour tortillas (6 to 8-inch)
- Small sprigs of fresh dill for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Cut the salmon into small pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and garlic and herb cheese spread, with an electric mixer (affiliate link) on low, until creamy.
- Stir in the green onions, capers, dill, lemon juice and smoked salmon until well blended.
- Divided and spread the salmon mixture evenly over each lavash or tortilla.
- Roll each one up tightly like a jelly-roll and secure with a toothpick.
- Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
- Cut each roll into 3/8-inch thick slices.
- Arrange cut side up on a serving platter.
- Top each pinwheel with a small sprig of fresh dill, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: The New Holly Clegg Trim and Terrific Cookbook (affiliate link)
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