Before I started this post today, I googled “Wrap”, to see some comparison to what I had prepared for dinner.
To tell you the truth, almost all of them, especially the ones from food chains, look absolutely gorgeous – well balanced with equal amounts of protein, lettuce and other “Stuff” 🙂
The problem???
Almost all these wraps are very different from the real thing you can purchase in restaurants and deli’s. While there are a few exceptions, most commercial places serve you these monster wraps, huge and beautiful to look at. But upon closer inspection, one finds mostly shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes, sprinkled sparsely with the other ingredients listed on the menu. Even when there seems to be a lot of the goodies, the maker of the wrap usually places most of the goodies in the very center of the wrap, so when it is cut for presentation, it shows an abundance of it at the displayed center cut, while the rest of the roll contains mostly the cheap shredded lettuce. This would not be such a problem if the prices would not be so outrageous for what is actually being served (mostly lettuce) 😦
Good restaurants are usually an altogether different animal, although many serve you the same “lettuce wrap with a bit of other stuff”.
By now you will know what’s the solution – yep, make your own and pack it with the good stuff ! 🙂
Here we go:
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Preparation :
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- cut 8 oz of your favorite sausage into medium size pieces
- saute sausages with 1/2 medium size onion until onion is lightly caramelized
- add 6 oz black beans, 2 tblsp grated parmesan, 1/2 tsp garlic paste and 2 oz finely sliced raw bell peppers
- sprinkle 1 large spinach tortilla with grated parmesan
- add the sausage filling
- sprinkle with 1 tsp chopped cilantro and hot sauce to taste
- roll wrap tightly
- wrap roll into alu-foil to re-heat at a later point (omit this step if you serve the wrap right away); If re-heated, serve with or without foil. If you serve with the foil, peel-back as you eat to avoid a mess 🙂
- Spinach Wrap With Smoked Spicy Sausage, Coleslaw And Black Beans
- Spinach Wrap With Smoked Spicy Sausage, Coleslaw And Black Beans
- Spinach Wrap With Smoked Spicy Sausage, Coleslaw And Black Beans
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