Green Vegetable Pinwheels

Brighten a breezy cold day with healthy delicious pinwheel appetizers that are fun and easy to make.

Ingredients

• 1 package of pastry dough
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 10 ounces raw baby spinach
• 1 cup artichoke hearts, squeezed, drained, and chopped
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup grated Romano cheese

Egg wash:

• 1 beaten egg
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1 pinch of salt

Directions

1. Heat oil over medium heat in a large saucepan with Teflon™ nonstick coating.
2. Sauté onions until tender, add garlic and cook another minute.
3. Add spinach 2-3 minutes to soften. Remove and cool.
4. Process with artichokes, mayonnaise, and cheese in a food processor until smooth.
5. Roll out pastry dough onto a lightly-floured surface; spread each pastry sheet with half of the spinach mix, leaving ½-inch border.
6. Roll up from short side; cover in plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 400 °F.
8. Unwrap the rolls, brush with egg wash (mix egg, water, and salt together) and slice rolls ½-inch thick.
9. Place on baking sheet with Teflon™ nonstick coating.
10. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.