Make lunch something to look forward with these fresh takes on familiar favourites
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SUPER-SALAD WRAP
PREP 5 MINS
SERVES 1 (AS A LIGHT MEAL)
Cook’s Tip -Make an exciting vegetarian salad wrap with crunchy vegetables for texture and a good hit of cheddar cheese. Perfect for packing into a lunchbox.
LOWER-CARB OPTION- Swap the tortilla for a lower-carb wrap such as Woolworths Lower Carb Wholemeal Wrap, and drop the grapes, instead serve with double the strawberries.
1 tortilla or gluten-free tortilla
1 Tbsp hummus
1 lettuce leaf
¼ carrot, shredded or grated
4 Lebanese cucumber sticks
2 slices avocado
2 Tbsp chopped tomatoes
20g reduced-fat grated cheese
7 strawberries, to serve Small bunch (50g) grapes, to serve
1 Place the tortilla out flat on a board. Spread the hummus over the bottom third of the wrap. Put the lettuce on top. Arrange the carrot, cucumber and avocado on top of the lettuce. Spoon the tomato on top and sprinkle on the cheese.
2 Fold the bottom of the wrap up just over the filling, fold the sides in and then roll the wrap the rest of the way up. Cut in half or into pieces as shown. Either put straight into a lunchbox or if halved, wrap in wax paper first.
Nutrition info
PER SERVE 1540kJ, protein 12g, total fat 16g (sat. fat 4g), carbs 37g, fibre 10g, sodium 610mg • Carb exchanges 21/2 • GI estimate low • Gluten-free option
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Nutrition info
This story is from the March/April 2022 edition of Diabetic Living Australia.
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