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Pinwheel Christmas tree

A timber board with pinwheel sandwiches arranged in a Christmas tree shape with a star on the top and garnished with rosemary sprigs. A round white bowl containing halved cherry tomatoes to the right and a fringed fabric napkin on the left.
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Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Serves: 10
A timber board with pinwheel sandwiches arranged in a Christmas tree shape with a star on the top and garnished with rosemary sprigs. A round white bowl containing halved cherry tomatoes to the right and a fringed fabric napkin on the left.
  • 0.5 serves of vegetables per 
  • serving
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Ingredients

250g light cream cheese, at room temperature
1½ tbsp reduced-salt French onion soup mix
2 cups shredded, cooked chicken breast
⅓ cup green olives, sliced
100g jarred red peppers, finely chopped
3 cups baby spinach leaves, finely chopped
100g cherry tomatoes, finely chopped
Ground black pepper
4 large spinach wraps
4 rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Savvy swaps

You can swap:

Spinach wraps
Plain or wholemeal wraps.
French onion soup mix
1 tsp onion powder and 1 tsp garlic powder
Jarred red peppers
Thinly sliced fresh capsicum
Homemade cooked chicken
Store bought BBQ chicken
Homemade cooked chicken
Homemade cooked turkey

Tips

Method

Step 1
Combine the cream cheese and soup mix in a large bowl.

Step 2
Add the chicken, olives, peppers, spinach and two-thirds of the tomatoes and stir to combine. Season with pepper.

Step 3
Use a spatula to spread a quarter of the mixture onto a wrap, leaving a 1cm border around the edge. Roll up the wrap tightly and cover with plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining wraps and mixture. Place them in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Step 4
Trim the ends off each wrap and cut into 3cm-thick slices. Arrange the pinwheel slices into the shape of a Christmas tree on a wooden board or platter.

Step 5
Garnish the tree however you like. We used the remaining cherry tomatoes, rosemary sprigs and a decorative star.


Serving suggestion: serve as an appetiser at your next Christmas gathering.  

Food safety tip: if you are packing leftovers for lunch, pinwheels need to be kept cold, so pack an ice brick. 

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