Smoked Salmon Roll-ups with Cream Cheese

This easy make-ahead 5-ingredient appetizer recipe for smoked salmon tortilla roll-ups with cream cheese and dill is always a party favorite.

Whether you're having a dinner party, birthday party, tea party, game day gathering, baby shower, bridal shower, or graduation party, these bite-sized pinwheels are always quick disappear.

Smoked salmon tortilla roll-ups and veggie cream cheese roll-ups have been appetizer staples in my house for years. They're perfect little poppable bites that aren't messy to eat.

Being able to prepare this recipe in advance and having it hold up well in the fridge is a huge bonus. Not only are these great for party spreads, but they also work beautifully packed in lunchboxes or picnic baskets.

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• 🧡 Why we love this recipe
• 📝 Ingredients
• ✅ How to make this recipe
• 📌 Tips and variations
• 💡 More bite-sized party food ideas
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

🧡 Why we love this recipe

• These beauties only require 5 ingredients.
• It doesn't require any actual cooking or use of a stovetop or oven.
• You can mix and match the things that you mix into your cream cheese.
• They look impressive, but they really don't take a lot of work.
• Kids have a lot of fun making tortilla roll-ups, and this is a great recipe for them to help with in the kitchen.

📝 Ingredients

You only need 5 ingredients to make these easy smoked salmon wraps (see recipe card below for ingredient amounts and full directions):

• Light cream cheese or Neufchâtel - you can also use full-fat if you prefer. If you're unfamiliar with Neufchâtel, here's an article that explains it and the difference between that and cream cheese.
• Fresh dill - you could also use freeze-dried or dried dill (use less if not using fresh)
• Green onions
• Burrito-sized flour tortillas
• Sliced smoked salmon

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✅ How to make this recipe

1. Mix cream cheese, dill, and green onions together in a medium bowl.
2. Spread ¼ of the cream cheese mixture on each tortilla.
3. Top with a single layer of smoked salmon.
4. Roll the tortilla into a log shape.
5. Wrap in plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to chill.
6. Slice each log into discs and serve.

See recipe card below for full instructions.

📌 Tips and variations

This is an incredibly easy recipe to put together, but a few tips will help ensure that you have success when you make them.

• Look for large, 8-inch flour tortillas, usually marked as "burrito" sized. You can make these with smaller tortillas if you can't find the larger ones, but I've found this size is the easiest to work with.
• Don't overstuff your tortillas. Go for a nice even layer of cream cheese and a single layer of smoked salmon.
• Feel free change up what type(s) of mix-ins go in your cream cheese. Some great additions to this recipe include chopped capers, thinly sliced red onion, and lemon zest.
• Divide your cream cheese mixture into fourths in the bowl and use one fourth for each tortilla. You could even change up the flavors in each fourth and have each tortilla get a different cream cheese mixture spread on top.
• Leave a little bit of cream cheese around the edges of the tortilla. This acts as a bit of a glue to help seal the tortillas closed.

• Apply some firm pressure (without smushing) as you roll your tortilla. You want to make sure everything is compressed enough to hold together.
• Wrapping the logs in plastic wrap and twisting the ends is helpful for keeping everything together while it chills. If you have a storage container that's the right size, you could lay them down in that, seam side down, while they chill.
• If you're making a variety of flavors, it can be helpful to label them as you go so you know which is which.

Tips for cutting

• If you're looking to get evenly sized pinwheels, I've found that the best method is to first cut the whole log in half, then cut each of those halves in half, then cut each of those four pieces in half.
• I often trim the very end off of both sides of the log. The filling doesn't tend to get all the way to the end, so it's mostly tortilla. It makes a good snack for you to enjoy while you're cutting down the rest of the pieces!
• Use a serrated knife when cutting, if possible. Cut in a sawing motion to keep your pinwheels from getting smushed and ruining the spiral design.

💡 More bite-sized party food ideas

Here are a few more of our favorite make-ahead party bite recipes to serve alongside these smoked salmon roll-ups:

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