Pinwheel Sandwiches
Spirals of flavour
Veronica Carlson
October 14, 2026
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Rolling bread into neat spirals is an art form! They’re brilliant for children because the whole process feels like a craft activity - cutting crusts, rolling out the bread smoothly, spreading, layering, and finally slicing to reveal the swirls.
Let’s make some Pinwheel Sandwiches 🍞🧀🐟🥑🥒🍅🫒🥬🌿🧈
This is what you will need for this recipe: 🥣 🥄
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Ingredients 🍞🧀🐟🥑🥒🍅🫒🥬🌿🧈
3 Slices Wholemeal Bread
3 Slices White Bread
10g Cream Cheese (1 Tablespoon)
1 Slice Smoked Salmon
10g Cheddar Cheese (2 Tablespoons), grated
20g Butter (1½ Tablespoons)
5ml Vegemite or Marmite (1 Teaspoon)
2 Lettuce Leaves
3 Sprigs Fresh Basil
½ Tomato
10g Black Olives (2 Tablespoons), sliced
½ Avocado
¼ Cucumber
Salt and Black Pepper, to taste
Method 📖
1. Prepare bread: Carefully cut the crusts off each slice of bread.
2. Flatten bread: Using a rolling pin, roll each slice until smooth and flat.
3. Prepare vegetables: Finely slice the tomato, olives, and cucumber, keeping each ingredient in a separate, neat pile.
4. Grate cheese: Grate the cheddar cheese and place it in a separate pile.
5. Mash avocado: Mash the avocado with a fork in a small bowl, season with a little salt and black pepper.
6. Make basil, tomato and olive pinwheels: Spread butter over one slice of bread, right to the edges. Arrange the basil leaves, tomato and olives evenly over the bread. Roll tightly and cut into 4 equal pieces.
7. Make avocado, lettuce and cucumber pinwheels: Spread avocado over one slice of bread, right to the edges. Add the lettuce and cucumber evenly. Roll tightly and cut into 4 equal pieces.
8. Make Vegemite/Marmite and cheese pinwheels: Spread butter over one slice of bread, right to the edges. Add a thin layer of Vegemite or Marmite, followed by lettuce and grated cheddar. Roll tightly and cut into 4 equal pieces.
9. Make smoked salmon and cream cheese pinwheels: Spread cream cheese over one slice of bread, right to the edges. Arrange the smoked salmon and cucumber slices evenly over the bread. Roll tightly and cut into 4 equal pieces.
Serve: Arrange the different pinwheel sandwiches on a plate, showing off their colourful spiral patterns.
Don’t Forget! 📌
You must roll the bread as tightly as your little hands will allow. Place them in the fridge to firm up so that the slices keep together. You can always add additional ingredients to these perfect sandwiches to enhance the flavour further; things like chives, honey, dill, or even a squeeze of lemon on the avocado or salmon will bring out the flavours. Ignore the recipe, stick with the method, and create your own creation!
