2 fun and festive turkey and cheese recipes for every home

If you're a fan of turkey and cheese, you can try these pinwheels for entertaining — only one gram of fat each — or go with the wrap for a lunch at home, school or work.

Preparation time 15 minutes plus 2 hours chilling

 Makes 24

Here's what you'll need 

• 110 g (4 oz/1/2 c) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1 small scallion (light and dark green parts only), finely chopped
• 10 g (2 tsp) chopped fresh parsley
• 0.5 g (1/8 tsp) celery salt
• 4 whole wheat tortillas (25-cm/10-in diameter)
• 75 g (3 oz) paper-thin light Jarlsberg or Swiss cheese slices
•  225 g (1 c) roasted red peppers, pressed flat with your palm
• 75 g (3 oz) paper-thin smoked turkey slices

You're to roll? 

1. In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese, scallions, parsley and celery salt.

2. Spread the mixture evenly over each tortilla to within one centimetre (1/2 inch) of the edge. Evenly layer on the Jarlsberg, roasted red peppers and turkey. Roll up tightly and wrap in plastic wrap.

3. Refrigerate for at least two hours or up to eight hours.

4. When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and cut each roll crosswise on a slight diagonal into six slices.

Nutritional information per pinwheel: 46 Calories, 1 g Fat (1 g Saturated Fat), 6 g Carbs, 3 g Protein, 0 g Fibre, 5 mg Chol, 191 mg Sodium, 36 mg Calcium

Preparation time 15 minutes 

Serves 4 

Your list

• 115 g (1/2 c) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 50 g (1/4 c) fat-free Greek yogurt
• 30 g (2 tbsp) chopped fresh basil
•  1 scallion (white and green parts), chopped
• 4 whole wheat tortillas (25-cm/10-in diameter)
• 350 g (12 oz) thinly sliced no-salt-added turkey breast
•  175 g (6 oz) thinly sliced reduced-fat Swiss cheese
•  225 g (1 c) shredded carrots
• 1/3 English cucumber or small pickling cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch watercress, stem ends trimmed

Your instructions

1.  In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, yogurt, basil and scallions.For each wrap, spread about 45 grams (3 tablespoons) of the cream cheese mixture evenly over a tortilla.

2. Starting about 2.5 centimetres (one inch) up from the bottom, line the bottom third of the tortilla with the turkey, cheese, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes and watercress.

3. Fold the bottom of the tortilla over the filling then fold in about 2.5 centimetres (one inch) of the sides.

4. Roll firmly away from you.Cut each wrap in half on a diagonal.

Nutritional information per serving: 385 Calories, 9 g Fat (5 g Saturated Fat), 33 g Carbs, 45 g Protein, 3 g Fibre, 102 mg Chol, 460 mg Sodium, 555 mg Calcium

These sandwich alternatives  are sure to please even your pickiest eaters.