SASSY CHICKEN WRAPS W/CILANTRO PESTO

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My biggest challenge with these wraps is not eating all the cilantro pesto with chips before I can get them rolled up. Perhaps you will be more disciplined. If not, make a double batch of the pesto so you can snack without consequences. These a great healthy lunch, and are also pretty cut into slices and served as an appetizer.

Provided by Babs7

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 40m

Yield 6-10 wraps

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup pine nuts
3 tablespoons Cotija cheese (Feta or grated Parmesan will substitute)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil (more if desired)
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 -10 whole wheat tortillas
1 red bell pepper
1 zucchini
1 lb cooked chicken breast, sliced

Steps:

  • Place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover.
  • Set them aside to steep.
  • Make the cilantro pesto: place cilantro leaves, pine nuts, Cojita cheese, cumin, garlic, lime juice,& salt into a food processor, and pulse until mixture is a paste-like consistency.
  • Scrape down the sides of the processor bowl, and with the processor on, add the olive oil in a continuous stream.
  • After 1/4 c., check the consistency of the pesto. If it is spreadable, but not watery, stop. If it is still too chunky to spread, add a little more oil. But you do not want a runny consistency.
  • Place pesto in a bowl, set aside.
  • For the Sassy Tomato Vinagrette: Drain the tomatoes and dice (or cut into small pieces with kitchen shears).
  • Peel the garlic clove, and using the back of a knife, crush it with the salt until the mixture makes a paste.
  • Put tomatoes, garlic paste, tomato sauce, cayenne pepper, vinegar& brown sugar into the food processor and whirl until well-combined.
  • Drizzle in the olive oil while the food processor is running.
  • Set aside.
  • Core and seed the red pepper, and slice it and the zucchini into strips.
  • To make the wraps: Spread a layer of cilantro pesto (about 1 1/2 tablespoons per wrap) onto the each tortilla-- stopping about 1/2-inch from the edge.
  • Next, put down a slice of the chicken, and spread the top of the chicken with the Sassy Tomato Vinagrette.
  • Add a layer of zucchini & pepper slices.
  • Roll up into wraps.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 534.5, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 67.8, Sodium 1260.3, Carbohydrate 42.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 6.1, Protein 31.6

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