These salami pinwheels are so easy to make with sliced salami, cream cheese, and banana peppers. Make these low carb 3 ingredient salami roll up appetizers for your next party!

So my husband just went to the doctor a few weeks ago, and he was told that he had to cut back on sugars and carbs in his diet… No bueno! Especially with football season still in full swing and a pantry full of chips and cookies.

And since he can’t watch a football game without a snack in hand, we immediately started brainstorming easy low carb appetizer ideas.

Emphasis on EASY! Y’all know I’m all about keeping things easy… especially in the kitchen. And it doesn’t get much easier than recipes that only call for 3 or 4 ingredients, like these Chicken Parmesan Bites or these Pizza Egg Rolls.

And these Salami Pinwheels are no different! With just 3 ingredients, you can make these easy low carb salami roll ups in just about 15 minutes. Perfect for party appetizers for a crowd, or just your hangry husband. 🙂

Here’s how to make them:

Ingredients for Salami Pinwheels

Here are the ingredients you need to make 2 salami roll up “logs”, which will yield you about 20 pinwheels:

• 24 slices salami
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup banana peppers, finely chopped

How to Make Salami and Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Lay out your salami on a cutting board in a flat layer, creating 3 rows of four slices like this:

You want your salami slices to overlap some because that allows you to roll up the ingredients into a log shape.

Next, spread half of the cream cheese over the salami slices, and then sprinkle half of the banana peppers on top like this:

Then, tightly roll the meat and cheese into a log shape, and wrap in plastic wrap.

Repeat this process with the remaining ingredients to form a second log.

Refrigerate both rolls for at least one hour to help them set up and hold their shapes, then slice the rolls to create salami pinwheels.

You can serve your salami roll ups with toothpicks stuck in them, to help them stay together and to also serve as a “utensil” for your low carb appetizers.

For such a simple recipe, these salami pinwheels pack a punch of flavor! And you can even make them ahead of time for the perfect easy appetizers that won’t keep you stuck in the kitchen!

Other Ingredients to Add to Your Salami Pinwheels

The possibilities are endless for these salami pinwheels! Don’t limit yourself to just three ingredients… you can even use these pinwheels as a “use up what’s leftover in the fridge” kind of snack. Here are some other yummy ingredients and variations for your salami and cream cheese roll ups:

Switch out the meats.

Instead of salami, you can try making these pinwheels with pretty much any sliced meats. Turkey, ham, roast beef, or large slices of pepperoni would all be great with this recipe.

Try a flavored cream cheese in your salami pinwheels.

Garden Vegetable or Chive and Onion cream cheeses would add an extra kick of flavor to these salami pinwheels, without adding any additional ingredients.

Add chopped olives, pickles, or roasted red peppers.

All of these extra ingredients come ready-to-go in jars, so there’s pretty much no additional prep work involved!

Add some crunch with fresh vegetables.

Diced green or red bell peppers would add a nice crunch AND some color to these salami pinwheels. Or, you can also add some chopped green onions or diced cucumbers to get some more veggie servings in.

Other Super Easy Appetizer Ideas

Want some other ideas for SUPER duper easy appetizers to make? Check out these posts:

• Fiesta Corn Dip in the Slow Cooker – Just dump 4 ingredients in your Crock Pot and you’re done!
• Chicken Parmesan Bites – Just a few pre-made ingredients and a cute cocktail pick and you’ve got an easy and elegant party appetizer!

Or visit Crazy Laura for 16 other pinwheel appetizer ideas!

And happy nesting!