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Thursday, December 14, 2006

HEALTHY, TASTY, VEGETARIAN "WRAPS"

Though I am not a vegetarian, many of the dishes I make are based on meat-free ingredients. For example, as I write this blog, I have a crockpot going with lentils, vegetable broth, sliced leeks and diced carrots. This will be part of my menu for the evening meal.

The other day when I was scouring the fridge for a lunch, I found a collection of ingredients that I thought would make a good "wrap." The beauty of wraps is that you can literally throw anything inside a tortilla, chapati, or other flatbread--and in no time you've got a simple meal.

Here's a recipe that's a snap:

VEGGIE WRAPS
serves 2

2 vegetarian burgers, such as Gardenburgers or Dr. Praeger's
oil for frying
2 Ezekial, sprouted-grain tortillas
2 cups mixed salad greens, rinsed well, patted dry
1/4 cup roasted nuts, coarsely chopped (walnuts taste great)
2 T. dried cranberries
your favorite salad dressing

In a medium frying pan, add a little oil and warm. Fry burgers until golden on both sides. Remove from pan and dice into large pieces. Over an open flame on the stove burner, or on a dry skillet--such as an iron one--warm the tortillas. Lay them out on a chopping board and fill with ingredients, divided in half for each wrap.

Pour dressing over filling, then fold like a burrito.

These make a wonderful lunch or a satisfying dinner along with a vegetable or nicely seasoned black beans.

Try these other fillings as well:
whole pintos
steamed corn kernels
diced avocado
chopped onions--white, green or red
sliced black olives
grated cheese

A Lavosh wrap:
warmed falafel balls/patties
chopped romaine lettuce
chopped tomatoes
cubed cucumber
crumbled feta or goat cheese
yogurt sauce, thinned with water and seasoned with salt, crushed garlic and chopped parsley

*Lavosh is a thin, whole-wheat Armenian flatbread. Perfect for a wrap.

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