Savory Roll Ups Recipes

SWEET AND SAVORY PROSCIUTTO ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Lay prosciutto slices on a large cutting board.
• Place goat cheese into a small bowl and mix until creamy and spreadable. Lightly spread goat cheese on each slice of prosciutto. Top with a thin layer of fig preserves and sprinkle with crushed pine nuts.
• Starting from one end, roll each prosciutto slice up into a tube. Place on a small platter and serve.

SAVORY CREPE ROLLUPS

Steps:

• Lay crepe flat on a clean work surface. In a bowl, stir together cream cheese, lemon zest, and juice; season with salt and pepper. Spread evenly to edges of crepe. Cut crepe in half.
• Blanch asparagus in generously salted boiling water until crisp tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to an ice water bath until cold; drain and pat dry. Top each crepe half with 2 slices prosciutto and 2 blanched asparagus spears, laying them parallel to long, cut side of crepe, leaving a 1/2-inch border at cut edges.
• Starting at rounded ends, tightly roll each half to enclose filling, gently pressing long, cut end to adhere. To serve, trim ends and cut crosswise into approximate 1-inch pieces of "sushi."
• For salmon variation, sprinkle chopped scallions over cream cheese, replace prosciutto with smoked salmon, and omit asparagus.

SAVORY SPINACH CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, place spinach in a steamer basket over 1 in. of boiling water. Cover and steam for 2-3 minutes or just until wilted. When cool enough to handle, squeeze spinach dry and finely chop. , In a nonstick skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add spinach; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the egg, cheese, bread crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon rosemary and salt until well blended., Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Combine the basil, thyme, pepper and remaining rosemary; rub over one side of chicken. Spread spinach mixture over plain side; roll up. Secure with toothpicks. , In a large saucepan, place roll-ups in a steamer basket over 1 in. of boiling water. Cover and steam for 12-15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.

SAVORY ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Combine all sponge starter ingredients in a mixing bowl. The resulting goo should look wet and reckless. Wrap the bowl up and let it sit in the corner (preferably a warm one) for four hours or as long as overnight.
• 2. Combine all the dry ingredients for the dough in a large bowl or the mixing bowl for a counter top mixer. Mix them, mechanically or manually, so that all they are distributed evenly. Add water, one cup of the sponge, and butter and mix to combine.
• 3. Add the egg. You want to do this after the butter so the egg doesn't cook. Mix by hand for ten to fifteen minutes (three to five with a Kitchen Aid using the paddle on medium speed) until the dough forms a smooth paste. It should still be sticky and stretchy, but not very wet. If you're using a machine; switch to the dough hook and mix for another five minutes on medium; if you're manual, turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead the hell out of it for seven minutes.
• 4. In yet another bowl, add the olive oil and give a swirl. Form the dough into a ball, and roll it in the oil so that it's greasy everywhere. Cover the bowl with plastic and let it sit for an hour in a warm corner.
• 5. For filling, make Cast-Iron Mushrooms but add 2 pounds of sliced shallots. When the shallots begin to brown, add 1/2 cup cream sherry and reduce by half. Set aside.
• 6. Form the rolls: on a floured surface, gently roll out the dough into a 12 by 18 inch square. Spread the sherry-butter-shallot-mushroom goo all over the giant dough square on your counter. Make sure to spread evenly all the way to the edges. Apply the dill and the cheese in a similar fashion; evenly distribute all the way to the corners of your dough sheet.
• 7. Sprinkle salt and grind pepper all over the thing and preheat your oven to 350.
• 8. As if it were a joint-that's right-carefully roll the rectangle into itself. Start at the bottom and curl inwards until you have a bulging log. Use a sharp knife and slice rolls off of the left side of the log. You can make them as thick as you'd like; we like ours about two inches thick.
• 9. Gingerly place the rolls side by each on a greased (with butter) baking pan and cover them loosely with plastic.
• 10. When thirty minutes-minimum!-has elapsed, slide the rolls into the oven and bake for fifteen to twenty minutes. When they start to smell amazing, check them. You're looking for a nice golden brown hue on the top of each one.

PRYJ'S SAVORY MEXICAN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients until everything is well incorporated into the cream cheese.
• Spread the cream mixture onto a tortilla and top the mixture with a layer of the sliced deli chicken.
• Roll the tortilla tightly and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Remove the rolls from the plastic wrap and cut off the ends. Cut the roll into 1/2" slices.
• Serve with salsa.

SAVORY CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat ovent ot 375°F
• For Filling: Saute onions in butter for 3 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms; cook for 2 minutes. Add the remaining filling ingredints. Add herbs to tast: salt, pepper and tarragon. Set aside.
• Pound chicken breasts until 1/4" thin. Place one TB filling on each breast. Roll and tie with cooking string. Dredge in seasoned flour. Chill for 30 minutes or overnight. In skillet, brown roll-ups in butter for 5 minutes and place in a casserole dish.
• For Sauce: Saute onions, garlic, mushrooms, celery and carrots in oil and butter. Add flour and cook until golden. Add white wine, chicken stock and tomato paste, stirring until smooth. Add thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour sauce over chicken roll-ups in casserole. Cook, covered, in the oven for 30 minutes. Serve with rice.
• These freeze well, so make extra while greens and veggies are in season.

SAVORY PARMESAN & HERB APPETIZER ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix cream cheese spread, 1/4 cup Parmesan, basil and egg yolk with wire whisk until well blended.
• Flatten each bread slice with rolling pin. Spread 1 side of each slice with 1 rounded Tbsp. cream cheese mixture. Starting at short end, roll up tightly. Brush each roll with butter; roll in remaining Parmesan. Slice each roll into 3 pieces.
• Place pieces, seam-sides down, on greased baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Serve immediately.