Pinwheels (V)

What’s a pinwheel?

Well it’s the easiest, laziest and most delicious snack you can make. This recipe is Vegetarian/Vegan but you can add shredded ham or salami.

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of puff pastry – leave out for 10 minutes to thaw
• Whatever you want for the filling, for this recipe I used the following
  • 1 x Onion
  • 1/2 Red & 1/2 Green capsicum
  • Pickled Jalapeños
  • Spoonful of sun-dried tomatoes
  • 6 small button mushrooms (or mushrooms of your choice)
  • Small beetroot
  • Spoonful of green pitted and stuffed olives (you can use any other kind)
  • Generous handful of baby spinach
  • Leftover rocket leaves (you can also use any other salad leaves)
  • Handful of shredded cheddar cheese (leave out to make it vegan)
  • A few chunks Paneer (Indian cottage cheese; leave out to make it vegan)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 garlic – minced
• Spices (optional – add what you want)
  • 1 teaspoon of onion salt
  • 1 teaspoon of rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon of coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon of dried chilli flakes
  • Pinch of cumin
  • Pinch of paprika powder or cayenne pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees C (482 F) – fan forced
2. Cut the beetroot into dices and add it to a microwave safe bowl filled with water and cook it in the microwave for 4 minutes or until soft. This helps it cook faster in the oven.
3. Dice all the ingredients as small as you can – this is very important as you want everything to cook evenly in the oven
4. Mix all the ingredients in a giant bowl + add the spices
5. Take a sheet of puff pastry, preferably thawed (you can also heat it in the microwave for 10 seconds if you forgot to thaw it) and spread all the ingredients on the entire puff pastry
6. Roll the puff pastry until it looks like a log
7. Cut about 1-2 cm slices
8. Place flat on a baking tray lined with baking paper
9. Cook for 5-10 minutes, flipping to make sure they don’t burn.
10. Take out and let it rest once the pastry sheet is nice and golden
11. Top with fresh coriander/line or more chilli flakes and enjoy!