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Elegant Wraps

POSTED: 11:37 am HST March 21, 2006

These look as good as they taste!

Ingredients:
  • Tomato tortillas (or wraps) get these at any supermarket
  • Romaine lettuce, chopped thin
  • Swiss chard, steamed until tender (remove stems) and chopped
  • Vegenaise (Healthy mayo found at Down To Earth)
  • Cherry tomatoes, sliced
  • Olives sliced
  • Sunflower seeds or tamari pumpkin seeds
  • Clover sprouts
  • *Vinaigrette dressing
  • asparagus spears
  • Hamakua mushrooms
  • Instructions:
    1. Coat the asparagus spears and mushrooms with olive oil and grill until cooked but still firm. Set aside for final garnish.
    2. Warm a tortilla, lay it on a working surface and spread a couple tablespoons of Vegenaise on it.
    3. Lay some of the swiss chard, then some shredded romaine lettuce. Add some sliced or grated carrot. Add a few slices of tomato, olives, veggie bacon bits, tamari pumpkin seeds (or sunflower seeds), and sprouts. Top with a bit of vinaigrette, then roll everything into a tight wrap.
    4. Cut into 1 1/2 inch sections. Arrange the rolls and stick an asparagus spear in each one, then top with a slice of grilled mushroom.

    *Vinaigrette Recipe:
  • 3 TBS white wine vinegar
  • 6 TBS extra virgin olive oil
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • fresh ground pepper
  • Blend all ingredients in a blender.

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