Vegetarian tortilla wraps are the perfect grab and go lunch. These vegetable wraps are made with minimal ingredients and effort.
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Vegetable cream cheese wraps filled with crunchy vegetables make a great lunch or snack. Perfect to take for picnics, road trips or lunch on the go.
Why you will love tortilla wraps?
No need to heat them before eating
Quick and easy no cook recipe
Perfect for beginner cooks
Ingredients
Vegetables: Tomato, yellow and red bell peppers, carrot and cucumber.
Spices: Blak pepper powder and salt.
Flatbread: I have used flour tortillas but feel free to use any type of tortillas.
Cheese: Plain cream cheese has been used here but feel free to use soft cheese.
See the recipe card for quantities.
How to make veggie wraps with cream cheese?
1. Place the tortilla on a plate or clean work surface. Spread the cream cheese all over the tortilla leaving little space on the edges that will be rolled.
2. Next, place the carrot slightly below the center of the tortilla, fill it horizontally leaving little space at the edges. Now layer it with cucumber followed by capsicum (bell pepper) and tomato. Ensure to layer the vegetables in one direction.
3. Add a salt and pepper.
4. To wrap the tortilla, first, fold in two ends over the filling, then fold the bottom of the tortilla up over the filling tightly. Continue to roll up until the whole thing is wrapped.
Serve veggie wraps immediately.
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Variations and Substitutions
Sun dried tomatoes make a great addition and enhance the taste of wraps.
Roasted vegetables can be substituted for raw. It is an ideal recipe to use up leftovers such as garlic herb roasted vegetables, roasted turnips, maple roasted carrots or sweet potato wedges.
You can use whatever vegetables you have on hand. However, you have to be careful about the moisture content of the vegetables.
Mayonnaise or garlic and herb cream cheese can be substituted for plain cream cheese.
To spice up your wrap, substitute cream cheese with carrot chutney or pudina tomato chutney
For vegan tortilla wraps, substitute regular cream cheese with cashew or any plant-based cream cheese.
Sunflower seeds, boiled chickpeas, black beans or any cooked beans make a protein rich addition.
Flour tortillas can be substituted with any flatbread of your choice - chapati, paratha, naan, pita bread.
Serving Suggestions
Perfect to pack for school lunches, picnics, road trips, work lunches.
Cut them into bite-size and serve veggie roll-ups as an appetiser or snack on their own or along with a yogurt mint dip, honey mustard sauce or peanut dipping sauce for guests at a party.
Serve them as an evening snack, light dinner or quick supper along with simple salad such as mango avocado salad, sprouted mung bean salad or cucumber tomato corn salad.
Tips and Tricks
Adjust seasoning to suit your taste.
You can fill as many vegetables as you want. However, ensure not to overfill as it will be difficult to wrap the tortilla.
You can substitute tortilla with any flatbread.
Heat the tortilla in a microwave or on a pan for a few seconds until it is warm. Too much heating turns the tortilla hard which results in breaking while folding.
You can roll each tortilla in a plastic wrap to prevent the tortilla from drying out and keep them in the fridge until you are ready to eat. Plastic wrap also helps to keep the tortilla wraps nice and sealed and helps to keep its shape.
Ensure to deseed vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers to prevent excess moisture from ruining the wraps.
FAQ
Yes, freezing these easy vegetarian tortilla wraps is a great way to store them for use later in the future on busy days. Ensure to pack them in a sealed bag and store them in the freezer.
These vegetarian tortilla wraps are perfect to add to meal plans. Slice vegetables and store them in separate containers. and then store them in the fridge. Combine cream cheese, salt and pepper in a small container and close it with a lid.
Store vegetable containers and cream cheese mixture in the fridge. When ready to make a wrap it requires just a couple of minutes to assemble the filling and make a wrap.
📖 Recipe Card
Veggie Wraps
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon =15ml ; 1 Teaspoon =5ml
- 2 Whole Wheat Tortillas
- 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese
- 1 medium (or) ⅓ cup Carrot peeled and cut into thin slices
- ⅓ medium cucumber (or) ¼ cup Cucumber cut into thin slices
- 1 medium (or) ¼ cup Tomato deseed and cut into thin slices
- ⅓ each yellow and red pepper/ (or) ⅓ cup Mixed bell peppers /Capsicum cut into thin slices
- Salt as required
- Black Pepper powder as required
Instructions
- Heat tortillas in microwave for 10-20 seconds or on a pan until each side is just warm.2 Whole Wheat Tortillas
- Place the tortilla on a plate or clean work surface. Spread the cream cheese all over the tortilla leaving little space on the edges that will be rolled.2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese
- Next, place the carrot slightly below the center of the tortilla, fill it horizontally leaving little space at the edges. Now layer it with cucumber followed by capsicum (bell pepper) and tomato. Ensure to layer the vegetables in one direction.1 medium (or) ⅓ cup Carrot, ⅓ medium cucumber (or) ¼ cup Cucumber, 1 medium (or) ¼ cup Tomato, ⅓ each yellow and red pepper/ (or) ⅓ cup Mixed bell peppers /Capsicum
- Add a salt and pepper.Salt, Black Pepper powder
- To wrap the tortilla, first, fold in two ends over the filling, then fold the bottom of the tortilla up over the filling tightly. Continue to roll up until the whole thing is wrapped.
- Serve vegetable wraps immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
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