Vegetable pinwheels are a beautiful, light appetizer full of a creamy layer and crunchy vegetables. Colorful veggies top a dill cream cheese mixture and rolled in a tortilla wrap. This easy recipe can be made in minutes.

 

This vegetable pinwheel recipe is a light appetizer that is perfect for a party or holiday gathering. They are colorful and really stand out on a party table. They are also great to pack for a work or school lunch.

I try to have a variety of appetizer options when hosting friends and family. While it’s nice to have cheesy, bacon wrapped, sausage dip type of food, I think it’s important to also offer some lighter options.

What you need

This recipes needs just a few simple ingredients.

• Tortillas – You can use flour tortillas or colorful spinach tortillas and sun dried tomato wraps.
• Vegetables – I like using crunchy vegetables like red bell peppers and yellow bell peppers, green onions, and broccoli slaw.
• Cream cheese – Used to make the spread. I like using whipped cream cheese because it’s easier to spread. You could also use softened cream cheese.
• Dill – Fresh dill or dried dill will work. This adds delicious flavor to the spread.

How to make vegetable pinwheels

Making this pinwheel recipe couldn’t be easier.

Step one: Star with preparing the vegetables. Cut the bell peppers into matchsticks.

Step two: In a bowl, mix together cream cheese, fresh dill, and green onion.

Step three: Spread the cream cheese mixture over the entire tortilla. Add the sliced peppers and then the slaw mix down the center of the wrap.

Step four: Roll the wrap tightly and then wrap in plastic wrap.

Step five: Place the wrapped tortillas in the refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours. Slice into 1-inch rolls.

Tips 

• If you don’t have whipped cream cheese, use softened cream cheese.
• Make sure to roll as tightly as possible so the vegetables don’t fall out.
• Allow time for the rolls to cool in the refrigerator. It helps to slice them.
• I recommend using a serrated knife for slicing into pinwheels.
• Store any leftover in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

FAQ’s

More appetizer recipes

• Sausage pinwheels are filled with breakfast sausage and cream cheese wrapped in crescent roll dough.
• Turkey roll-ups are a simple, delicious appetizer made with a sun-dried tomatoes cream cheese mixture.
• Bacon wrapped water chestnuts are one of the most popular recipes on this blog.
• Bacon wrapped pineapple bites are the perfect mix of sweet and salty.
• Roast beef roll-ups are a hearty appetizer everyone enjoys.

Let me know if you try these rainbow veggie pinwheels.