Redneck sushi.
Take a slice of ham. I just like the Oscar Meyer chopped ham that’s rectangular shaped.
Spread Philly Cream Cheese on it.
Roll a Vlasic or (refrigerated, good) pickle spear in it.
Put in fridge to chill.
Slice the rolls so that the pieces look like sushi on a plate.
Sounds like a good tailgate appetizer!
Really cute idea. And if you felt like making it a bit more upscale (although red neck is good), you could change around a few ingrediants and still come up with the good taste and the right look.
We used to be part of a group that did soup and sandwich sermons with alternating churches providing the food. Someone sent in cream cheese with chopped black olive sandwiches - I thought it looked weird until I tasted it - great for tailgating too!
Cool. I call that the Atkins Special. I do the same thing with Nova Lox, cream cheese and capers. If you put another layer of cream cheese on the outside and then roll it in crushed pork rinds you have what I like to call a protein bomb.
Olive Cheese Balls
2 C shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/4 C flour
1/2 C butter, melted
36 small pimento olives (well drained, blotted dry)
Mix cheese and flour; mix in melted butter, slightly cooled. Mold about 1 tsp. dough around each olive. Shape into ball. Place 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hr. Bake at 400 degrees until set, about 15-20 min.
Our family has been doing that with lebanon bologna for years, sans pickle. I think I will add the pickle though - sounds really good!
We like to use the baby dills and the sweet pickles are also good done this way.
Going to try this with my Koolickles this year.
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If the ham is a little too wet to spread the cream cheese I take a piece of bread and blot - then have a nice snack after wards.