Sunday, September 30, 2007

Fresh and Crisp Salad Wrap

Ingredients

tortilla or other flatbread
3-pepper hummus (about one heaping tablespoon per wrap for 10 inch tortillas)
2 large leaves of red leaf lettuce (or whatever is available), rinsed and dried
desired amount of long slices of bell pepper and tomatoes, onion
italian dressing*
salt and pepper
paprika


Instructions

Spread a thin layer of hummus on the tortilla; layer the other ingredients down the middle of the tortilla in the order listed (leave about an inch perimeter for ease of folding). Feel free to include other veggies.

There are ample resources online with differing folding techniques. I just make a small fold at the top and bottom, then curl the left side over and beneath the interior and kind of roll it.


Toothpicks can come in quite handy in this process, but for last night's experiment I just laid it fold-side down.

Presentation: Slice diagonally through the middle. Sprinkle the plate with paprika. You could also serve it atop a few attractive lettuce leaves.


*I found a great olive oil based italian dressing after spending a good five minutes reading the bottle labelings in the aisle at tom thumb