Wraps are easy to pack and go for end of summer fun

From | September 04, 2009
In Kitchen Basics
Featured Recipe: Turkey Provolone Wraps

Whether it's a Labor Day picnic or poolside chat, wraps are quick to make, convenient to transport and easy to eat. Wraps are simply sandwiches whose fillings are tucked inside a flour tortilla -- like this Turkey Provolone version. You can buy the flour tortillas plain or flavored with various combinations of sun-dried tomatoes, herbs and vegetables.

The only thing you need to know to make a wrap is that it's the fat in the tortilla that makes it pliable enough to bend around the ingredients. (So don't substitute fat-free flour tortillas.) More specifically, the fat needs to be warm. A quick zap in the microwave does the trick.

As for fillings, anything goes. Take a lovely, light green spinach tortilla flecked with garlic, fill it with plain-old deli ingredients -- or even leftover, sliced grilled chicken -- and somehow the result doesn't end up ordinary at all.

Whether you're headed to the park or out to the back deck, wraps make a flexible, stylish meal. We'd love to hear what's in your picnic basket this Labor Day. To tell us, click here.

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Comments

From Ellen - September 04, 2009

They’re also great to pack in school lunches! My daughter likes that veggie flavored cream cheese, sliced turkey, baby spinach leaves and sliced olives.

From Beverly Mills - September 06, 2009

I just saw an article in an old Southern Living magazine today that suggested “wrapping” your wraps in patterned scrapbooking paper to make a pretty presentation for parties. Looked really cool!

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