Uncle Bill's Crispy Wrap Sandwich
"Warm weather is now upon us and this open faced sandwich is easy to make, tasty and healthy for you.
Eat one or two of these delightful sandwiches with your dinner or just as a soup and sandwich meal."
photo by I'mPat
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
- 4 crispy lettuce wraps
- 1⁄2 cup chopped small fresh spinach leaves
- 3⁄4 cup chopped small cooked chicken breast
- 1⁄4 cup finely grated carrot
- 1⁄4 cup grated cauliflower
- 1⁄4 cup diced sweet red pepper
- 1⁄4 cup chopped small red onion
- 1⁄2 cup chopped small celery
- 1⁄2 cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1⁄2 cup chopped small cucumber
- 1⁄2 cup sliced black olives
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 3⁄8 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
directions
- Crispy wraps are purchased already washed and ready to use.
- In a large bowl, add spinach, chicken, carrot, cauliflower, sweet red pepper, onion, celery, chick peas, black olives, tomato, salt and black pepper; toss to mix well.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil and cider vinegar.
- Pour dressing over the filling mixture and toss lightly to coat well.
- Divide mixture evenly into 4 equal amounts.
- Spoon into four crispy wraps.
- Sprinkle grated cheese over each crispy wrap.
- You may pick up the open sandwich wrap and eat it or cut into pieces if this suits you best.
- NOTE: You can also use red kidney beans instead of chick peas.
- You can also use canned solid tuna preserved in water instead of chicken.
- You may also make a dressing using 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Adjust the amount of dressing you use to suit your taste.
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SECOND NOTE:
- CRISPY WRAPS are the newest grown lettuce, a cross between Romaine Lettuce and Iceberg lettuce. You can use Romaine Hearts if you are not able to get CRISPY WRAPS as they are sold by that name.
- If using Romaine Hearts, just break or cut off the heavy stem and use only the tender leaves as the wrap. These tender leaves are boat shaped and that is where you place the filling.
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Reviews
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A very tasty way of cleaning out your fridge and pantry. I love all the amount of veggies that goes into the wrap. I used local butter-head lettuce to round up this delicious and healthy lunch. Thank you. -
Made this as a one serve to late on Saturday for Sunday lunch on an all day 4x4 outing. I did sub spring onion (scallion) for the red onion and used both green and red capsicum for sweet red pepper and omitted the black olives as I'm not keen on and the chickpeas as I didn't want to open a large tin for such a small amount and couldn't see myself using the rest of the tin. i also used the mayo option which I flicked on top when I plated up, using what we call Cos lettuce. Thank you Uncle Bill, made for Healthy Choices ABC Tag.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
