Mediterranean Turkey Pinwheels

Since we are officially in back-to-school season, I thought now might be a good time to share this recipe again. These Mediterranean Turkey Pinwheels are a good swap for a standard sandwich and can appeal to both kids and adults. I also have a whole lot of other back-to-school tips on the site, which you can find here (scroll down a bit), as well as recipes, which are here. And if you need more school-day/work-day inspiration, here are 10 three-ingredients lunches.

Now, let’s jump right into this Mediterranean Turkey Pinwheel business. It’s wholesome, tasty, and fun to make (catch some of the photos below from back when my daughter Virginia and her pal Anna made these at home (side note: these two are now college freshman!).

Here’s How the Whole Thing Goes Down

1. Gather your ingredients. There are only five: A favorite flatbread/tortilla, turkey, pitted olives, hummus, and grated carrots. I often keep pre-grated carrots on hand for just this sort of thing. You can play around with the ingredients, say swap cream cheese or smashed avocado for hummus, try a different type of meat or leave it off altogether, use another vegetable, such as baby spinach or thinly sliced cucumbers.

2. Get your kiddos to layer everything onto the flatbread. Even very little ones can help spread hummus, scatter carrots, and so on. Then, have your kids start at the end with the olives and roll it on up. Use a serrated edge knife to cut this into pinwheels, helping younger children, especially, with the knife work.

3. Apparently the “don’t play with your food” rule doesn’t apply here.  

4. Enjoy!!

If you’re interested in a few more ways to turn flatbread into lunch:

Ham and Cheesy Greens Panini

Nutty Chocolate Banana Wrap

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Mediterranean Turkey Pinwheels

A colorful, delicious, and nutritious lunch that you can roll up in a jiffy. 

Course Lunch

Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 serving (2 for the littlest ones)

Author Katie Morford

Ingredients

• 1 whole-grain lavash or tortilla
• 3 tablespoons hummus
• 6 pitted olives (whatever is your favorite)
• 1/2 cup grated carrots
• 2 thin slices turkey

Instructions

1. Lay the lavash on your work surface. Use a butter knife to spread the hummus so it covers the lavash.

2. Scatter the carrots over the hummus
3. Lay the turkey slices over the carrots.

4. Lay the olives in a row along the shorter edge of one end of the lavash.

5. Roll up the flatbread starting with the end where the olives are.
6. Use a serrated edge knife to cut it crosswise into 4 pinwheels (younger kids should have a parent help with this).