Monday, August 10, 2009

veggie wraps


I don't have pics for this recipe but you'll be able to figure it out without them - they're super simple.

Veggie Wraps
shredded cabbage (napa is good but any kind will work)
shredded carrot
thinly sliced bell peppers
thinly sliced green onions
bean sprouts
flour tortillas
Dipping Sauce:
peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
garlic
soy sauce
sesame oil
rice wine vinegar
hot water

For the sauce: Put about 1/4 cup peanut butter in a microwavable bowl. Add a minced clove of garlic, about 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 1/2 tsp. sesame oil, splash of rice vinegar and enough hot water to make the mixture into a suitably thin dipping sauce. I always end up adding more water than I think I will - it takes quite a bit to thin out the peanut butter. Just add a little bit at a time. If the peanut butter resists mixing with the soy sauce and water you can heat it up a little bit in the microwave, but hot water is usually plenty good enough to make it work.

For the wraps:
Place some of each kind of vegetables in the tortilla. Roll or fold the tortilla around the veg. Dip in the sauce while you're eating it so you get a little bit of sauce with each bite.


Obviously each person will need his own small dish for dipping sauce to avoid the dreaded double-dip.

Also obviously you increase the amounts as needed to fill the hungry people you have at your house.

Also obviously you can add sliced cucumber, red cabbage, lettuce, whatever makes your skirt fly up. Or whatever you need to clear out of the vegetable crisper. The dipping sauce is really what makes the whole thing delicioso.

3 comments:

  1. Sounds way yummy! I printed it out and will be making this very soon.
    Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  2. This would also be delicioso with hummus inside it.

    ReplyDelete
  3. yummo! I think you could wrap them in lettuce too, and have a carb free meat free dinner!

    ReplyDelete