Pickle Rollups

I am SO HAPPY that I found this recipe. I’ve been “hooked” on spreading a hefty “schmear” of Cream Cheese over a slice of either Salami or Bologna and “rolling it up” since (at the very least) the 1970s. The combo makes for great (and super easy) “finger food” treats (yes, I am going to call them treats, lol!) for toddlers and younger children (to 8 or 9; after that, things can become more confusing, lol), Party Appetizers, and nighttime snacks (protein @ 1 carb/roll; try to beat that with anything that actually tastes good, lol). Anyway, I have a 2nd Cousin who’s a Pickle Freak (I don’t particularly like them), and she posted on social media the other day that her 4-year old Daughter went absolutely CRAZY when she offered her a slice of Salami wrapped around a Pickle. (Naturally,) I replied to her posting by offering my alternative. While adding a Pickle to my already determined2B “perfect” roll-up, today I posted the link to THIS recipe to her social media account with the “comment”: “Best of All Worlds — in your house if not in mine”. Her response: “GREAT! I bought the Cream Cheese yesterday. We’re both going to be loving this. Thanks. … ” My advice? If you like Pickles, TRY IT — because I promise you, you’re going to like it. Don’t like Pickles (like me)? Just leave them out. A 5-star recipe either way.

rather good

I’ve made these with both pastrami and turkey and they’re equally delicious. I add horseradish and a little bit of garlic powder to the cream cheese for more flavor. They’re always a hit, never have any left over.

We’ve been making these for years, but with sweet baby gherkins! We like it much more than with the dill pickles.

Awesome as is. This is our go to appetizer because everyone loves it and it’s also keto friendly!

Great go to appetizer! I use dried beef and spreadable herb cream cheese with mini dills.

perfect but to kick up flavor a little bit add horseradish to these yummy polish pickles. Just stir into the cream cheese.

A huge hit at get togethers. I used spears just to make the bites chunkier. Just some advise..make sure your cream cheese is either whipped or very soft and that you pastrami is cut thick enough so that when you spread the cream cheese it doesn’t shred. Very easy to make!

We make these all the time, I add a packet of onion soup mix and 1/2 cup of sour cream for a creamer texture.

My family made the roll ups with ham.

good… pretty basic, but nice to add a different type of taste to a bunch of other appetizers.

I make something similar to this, I use hot ham cut thick and slice green onions (scallions), we call these “green eyes”. Everyone loves them.

This is good. The first ones I had used thin ham instead and a whole pickle inside, then sliced. Better tasting than you would think. People really went for them.

I have made these for years but with ham instead of pastrami. They sound odd but once you try them, they are delicious. I have made them for potlucks and even for my lunch. You can lighten it up by using low fat or fat free cream cheese too. Personally, I think Claussen pickles are the best for this recipe since they are more firm but I have used off brand pickles as well.

Great recipe! This flew off the plate at my family gathering. I modified the recipe some. I definetly did not need as much cream cheese it called for, and I also added a ranch dip seasoning packet to the cream cheese before spreading for some extra flavor. I used black forest ham, turkey, and bologna. Small dill gherkins were the best.

These are a big hit everytime I take them to a party. They are gone almost immediately. I do use sliced luncheon ham instead, but will definitely try with pastrami. I spread cream cheese on the ham, place either baby pickles on or dill spears. Then I roll them up tightly and cut into about 1- 1 12 inch pieces. You can use toothpicks if you choose to hold together, but I find it is a waste and they look better without. Makes alot. I used one package (16 ounce) ham, one package cream cheese and 1 1/2 tall jars baby pickles. YUMMY!!

I make these with dried beef and they go so quickly. Everybody loves them.

I love these things. I use hard salami though. Make alot, they disappear fast.

I make these a couple of different ways. But the most popular with my family is, sliced ham with pickled asparagus. And the cream cheese spreads a little easier if you pat the slices of ham dry with a paper towel first.

My family has been making these for years but we like to use the genoa salami with the dill pickles and cream cheese. We call them “Frog Eyes”, definitely a crowd pleaser.

I do this with ham… it is so much easier to cut if you make them the night before, wrap them in aluminum foil, and stick them in the fridge. The next day they are much easier to cut.