Appetizer Recipes: Basil Sun-Dried Tomato Pinwheels

With the weather getting warmer outside this appetizer is perfect for a summer party. You could certainly also eat them as a snack or a light afternoon lunch.

The latter is what I am doing. Shhhh, don’t tell.

These Basil Sun-Dried Tomato Pinwheels are to die for!

They are super simple to make and the kids can even help.

Then definitely check out our other delicious Easy Appetizer Recipes!

Instead of using fresh basil, I used it in the form of essential oil. Gasp, you say?

Did you not know you can cook and prepare food with essential oils? You can!

Let me show you how to incorporate Basil Essential Oil into recipes. (Also, check out this awesome Bruschetta recipe while you’re here. It also uses Basil.)

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz.) block of cream cheese, at room tempature
1/4 cup of sun-dried tomatoes, I used jarred
1 T minced garlic, I used the jarred stuff
6 regular sized tortillas, I used refrigerator tortillas
1 drop of basil essential oil

Gather up your ingredients.

I love to use refrigerator tortillas. They taste like they’re homemade.

You will find them over in the refrigerator section at the grocery store.

Bring them home and warm them up on a griddle. It only takes about 60-90 seconds per tortilla.

(We you first take them out of the package it is like super thin, flattened, raw dough.)

If you’re using refrigerator tortillas, you will want to grill them up first and let them cool. You do not want the cream cheese filling to melt inside when we start making the pinwheels.