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Sandwich Wrap Recipes
Sandwich wrap recipes are a doddle to make and there are so many lovely food combinations to choose from.
Take a break from sliced
white bread and make up some rolled tortillas for your picnic lunch. Use the soft flour versions, not tortilla crisps, of course.
It's a wrap!
Jazz up a can of tuna with some mango and a splash of soy sauce or go veggie and roll up beans with salsa and crème fraiche (see our first 2 recipes) or try another of these easy sandwich wrap recipes:
Thai tuna
Ingredients
- 2 tortillas
- half a small ripe mango
- 2 spring onions
- 170 g can of tuna
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped basil or coriander/cilantro
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
- a good splash of lime juice.
Method
- Slice the mango and spring onions into long strips.
- In a bowl mix the mayonnaise, herbs, soy sauce and lime juice and tuna.
- Divide evenly, spreading down the centre of the tortillas.
- Cover with mango and onion strips.
- Fold in the ends and then the sides of the tortilla and pack in cling film or greaseproof paper.
- Keep cool.
Tex-mex
Ingredients
- 2 tortillas,
- 75 ml sour cream or crème fraiche
- 50 ml chunky tomato salsa
- a few (or more according to how hot you like it) shakes of Tabasco
- half a teaspoon of ground cumin
- 540 ml can black or mixed beans (drained and rinsed)
- 2 plum tomatoes (chopped)
- half a small red onion (diced)
- a handful of chopped iceberg or romaine lettuce.
Method
- Stir together the sour cream, salsa, cumin and Tabasco (taste and add more Tabasco if needed).
- Divide between tortillas and spread down the centre of each.
- Mound the lettuce over and wrap up the tortilla around the filling.
- Fold in the ends and then the
sides of the tortilla and pack in cling film or greaseproof paper.
- Keep cool until required.
Smoked duck
Ingredients
- 2 tortillas
- 2 dessertspoonfuls hoi-sin sauce
- 100g smoked duck breasts, shredded
- a quarter of an English cucumber, deseeded and cut into strips
- 1 spring onion, sliced finely
Method
- Spread one side of each tortilla with the hoi-sin sauce leaving a gap around the edges.
- Scatter the shredded duck, cucumber and spring onion on top.
- Fold in the ends and then the sides of the tortilla and pack in cling film or greaseproof paper.
- Keep cool.
Caesar chicken
Ingredients
- 2 tortillas
- 100 grams of cooked chicken
- A handful of pine nuts (toasted if you can)
- Caesar dressing
- A few leaves of romaine or cos lettuce
Method
- Slice the chicken and scatter over the wraps.
- Sprinkle with pine nuts Drizzle with Caesar dressing.
- Top with romaine/cos lettuce and roll up tightly.
- Keep cool
Spicy avocado and sweet pepper
Ingredients
- 2 tortillas
- a ripe avocado
- half a sweet red pepper
- half a sweet yellow pepper
- 2 salad onions
- a red chilli pepper
- a handful of fresh coriander/cilantro
- juice of half a lime
- salt and pepper
Method
- Skin and remove the stone from the avocado and mash it
- Chop the peppers and chilli and remove seeds
- Chop the salad onion finely and the coriander/cilantro
- Add the lime juice and salt and pepper to taste
- Mix the ingredients together and pile onto the tortillas.
- Fold in the ends and then the sides of the tortilla and pack in cling film or greaseproof paper
You can also add shredded lettuce and grilled chicken strips or refried beans and sour cream if you like.
More sandwich wrap recipe ideas
Peanut butter and banana
Spread tortilla with crunchy peanut butter and add sliced banana. Dot with strawberry jam if you dare before rolling very carefully!
Smoked salmon and cream cheese
Spread cream cheese over the tortilla and cover with smoked salmon. Sprinkle with diced red onion and capers. Roll.
B.L.T.
Spread mayonnaise over the tortilla. Cover with a few slices of prosciutto or cooked bacon strips, baby spinach and chopped plum tomatoes. Roll.
Pizza
Spread a tomato pasta sauce lightly over a tortilla and cover with slices of pepperoni or chorizo and grated Cheddar. Roll.
Chicken tikka
Spread some mango chutney and raita over the tortilla. Add slices of chicken tikka and diced drained cucumber. Roll.
Greek veggie
Spread hummus over a tortilla. Add chopped tomato, diced drained cucumber and peppers. Cover with a handful of rocket. Roll.
We'd love to hear your ideas for sandwich wrap recipes. What do you take on your picnic? Please share yours here.
