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Speedy Garden Roll-Ups Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
Chick-Pea Spread, (see below) 4 flour tortillas - (6" dia) 1/2 cup shredded carrot 1/2 cup shredded red cabbage 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, (2 oz) 4 red leaf lettuce leaves === CHICK-PEA SPREAD === 1 can chick-peas - (15 oz), drained, rinsed 1/4 cup nonfat cream cheese 1 tbsp finely-chopped onion 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro 2 tsp lemon juice 2 garlic cloves 1/2 tsp sesame oil 1/8 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
Recipe Instructions:
Prepare Chick-Pea Spread. Combine chick-peas, cream cheese, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, garlic, sesame oil and pepper; process until smooth. (Makes about 1 cup)
Spread each tortilla with 1/4 cup Chick-Pea Spread to about 1/2 inch from edge. Sprinkle evenly with 2 tablespoons each carrot, cabbage and cheese. Top with 1 lettuce leaf.
Roll up tortillas jelly-roll fashion. Seal with additional Chick-Pea Spread.
Serve immediately or wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch, 1 Meat, 1 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 280; Calories from fat 21%; Total Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 2g; Protein 15g; Carbohydrates 40g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 633mg; Dietary Fiber 7g.
Comments: These colorful low-fat sandwich roll-ups are packed with dietary fiber. Wrap and take them to the office or cut them into pinwheels for appetizers.
Source: "Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com" S(Formatted for MC6): "07-29-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net" Copyright: "© Publications International Ltd, 2002"
Servings: 4
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Important Note: This Speedy Garden Roll-Ups
recipe was located in the public domain.It is suitable' for
diabetics and low carb diets solely because someone, somewhere,
decided to publish them as such. I am not qualified in medicine
or nutrition, so please use your own common sense when deciding
which are appropriate for your particular diet.
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