Spinach Hummus Wraps

One of our favorite pizzas is spinach, onion and mushroom. These tasty wraps combine the same ingredients and were a quick and easy version for lunch.

Yield: 1 & 1/2 cups hummus

Ingredients:

• 1 or 2 whole grain flour tortillas per person
• 1-2 tablespoon spinach hummus per wrap
• 1 red onion, sliced in fine rings
• 1-2 mushrooms per wrap, sliced
• 2 cherry tomatoes per wrap, sliced

for the spinach hummus:

• 1 can chickpeas, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1-2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• pinch of cayenne or dash of Tabasco
• 2 cups fresh spinach, cleaned and blanched

Directions:

to make the spinach hummus (about 1&1/2 cups):

1. Blanch the spinach by bring a pot of water to oil. Cook the spinach for a minute then drain and plunge into cold water.
2. Place the chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and tahini n a food processor and puree to a fine smooth mass.
3. Add the seasonings. and blend again.
4. Squeeze the water fro the spinach and ad the spinach to the mixture.
5. Puree once again to form a nice smooth hummus.
6. Season to taste with additional seasonings as needed.

to make the wraps:

1. Spread some about a tablespoon of the hummus on each flour tortilla.
2. Add the slices of mushrooms and tomatoes.
3. Top with some of the red onion rings and roll the wraps.

Author: Chris Walker. This entry was posted on Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 11:11 pm. It is filed under Main Dishes, Mushrooms, Onion, Spinach. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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