When you need something fast that looks fancy~
Hi everyone, if you need something fast that looks fancy, then go for the ham roll ups. This is finger food that's fast to make and is perfect for a wine party planned for a few guests. The picture above shows ham rolled up with a filling inside then tied off with green onion.
Let's talk about the green onion~
The green onion is used to hold the roll together but if you use really thin ham, you can roll it up without needing a onion to hold it. But the onion looks beautiful and tastes great with a cheese filling inside the roll up. Now another great thing about using onion is this.... if the guest doesn't want to eat onion then they can simply leave it on the plate. This is just an easy way to add onion without adding onion. lol~
Now let's talk about the Filling Inside~
The filling put inside ham roll ups are usually a cream cheese spread that's flavored with things like onion, chives, herbs, peppers, tomatoes, cucumber etc. This is the most popular filling that people just absolutely love. But at your party you could go with 2 different filling if you want to give your guests an option. You could go with a different cheese spread like pimento cheese spread.
A great way to get your mind to thinking about spread ideas is to research tea sandwich spreads. Tea sandwich spreads are used a lot in ham roll ups. Yep they sure are! Also research party cheese balls. Many cheese ball recipes will work fantastic used as a filling for ham roll ups. Some of those even include chopped nuts. Now a favorite one that I love to use is pineapple. Oh yes! Pineapple, ham and cream cheese goes fantastic together. It would be your sweet roll up.
Offer your guest a sweet option & a savory option.
Everybody's taste buds move from sweet to salty to sweet to salty so its nice to offer your guests both but you don't have too. Just know that cream cheese filling works great for both options. As I mentioned about pineapple works great as a sweet option but so does cherries. Ham roll ups; a simple idea that looks like you spent a lot of prep time on it but it really pulls together really fast. And if your serving wine... well we all know how wine and cheese goes perfect together so you can't miss. This will be a treat for your guests.
You can make these the day before
Another great thing that I love about this is... you can make these the day before and just put them in the refrigerator for the flavors to meld together. You don't have to be in a hurry to get the job done. Make them a day or 2 before and seal them in a container. You will be good to go. If you're a person that's pushed for time this takes a lot of weight off your shoulders.
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My Closing Thoughts~
- 😁 I just wanted to share a simple idea for everyone because I know that people experience hard times but want to offer something special to their friends. You may not have the budget to do a full spread of party food. But a wine party is low key and is perfect for a get together that doesn't require a lot of food. Ham roll ups, wine and a bowl of olives, maybe a bowl of nuts for. You're done! Enjoy your guests.
"Live everyday like a holiday" Love Pam
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