Shelly's Recipe

CLUB HAM SPIRALS

Category: Roll Ups / Pinwheels

Olive-Herb Cream Cheese
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, finely chopped
1 tbsp sliced green onion
3/4 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/8 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

Cranberry-Orange Cream Cheese
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries
1/4 tsp grated orange peel

Meat Spirals
6 thin slices deli ham or smoked turkey breast
24 club crackers
Fresh parsley sprigs, fresh thyme sprigs or fresh basil sprigs

In small bowl stir together 4 oz cream cheese, olives, onion, thyme and pepper. Set aside.

In another small bowl stir together 4 oz cream cheese, cranberries and orange peel. Set aside.

Carefully spread either olive mixture or cranberry mixture over ham or turkey slices. Starting from long side, roll up. Individually wrap each roll in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Remove plastic wrap. With sharp knife trim ends of each roll. Cut each roll into 8 slices. Arrange two slices on each cracker. Garnish with fresh herb sprigs.

*NOTE: You may substitute ready-to-use garlic-and-herb cream cheese for the olive mixture or cranberry mixure.