Roasted Red Pepper- Goat Cheese Spirals

1/2 cup (about 1/4 lb.) soft mild goat cheese, room temp
1/3 cup minced chives
2 7 oz. jars roasted red peppers, rinsed & patted dry
4 tbs. basil flavored olive oil

In a bowl combine the goat cheese, chives, salt and pepper to taste. On a sheet of plastic wrap arrange enough of the red pepper pieces, smooth sides down, trimming the pieces necessary, to form a 6 inch square and spread half the goat cheese mixture onto the peppers, leaving a half-inch border on the side farthest from you. Using the plastic wrap as an aid, roll up the pepper layer jelly-roll fashion away from you to enclose the goat cheese mixture. Wrap the pepper roll tightly in the plastic wrap and make another roll in the same manner with the remaining peppers and cheese. Chill the red pepper rolls for at least 3 hours. The rolls may be made 1 day in advance and kept wrapped and chilled.
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Discard the plastic wrap, pat the peppers rolls dry with paper towels and with a sharp knife cut each roll crosswise into 10 spirals. Just before serving, spoon the oil over the spirals.