Greek Veggie Wrap

A perfect wrap for a lunch or dinner - "Greek Veggie Wrap"!!! Pretty much inspired by Greek cooking and ingredients, tried out this yummy roasted veggies with spinach leaves wrapped in a wheat tortillas :)

For an authentic Greek flavor, use feta cheese instead of using a combo of 3 cheese (That's what I missed!)... Try out this colorful looking, easy-to-prepare veggie wraps :)  

Makes: 4

INGREDIENTS:

4 Wholemeal or Wheat Tortillas

1/2 cup Mushroom Slices

1/2 cup Eggplant Chunks

7-8 florets Broccoli

1/4 cup Diced Red Bellpepper
1/4 cup Cherry Tomatoes (Cut into halves)

1/2 cup Spinach leaves (Thinly cut)

2 tbsp Olive Oil

1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder

Salt, to taste

1/2 cup Cheese (Use Feta Cheese, if available)

4 tbsp Tzatziki Dip

METHOD:

- Parboil broccoli, drain and rinse with fresh water.

- Transfer it to a big mixing bowl and add mushroom slices, eggplant chunks and red bell pepper.

- Season with salt and black pepper powder and add olive oil. Mix well.

- Roast them in oven for around 15 mins. 

- Divide the mixture in 4 portions.

- Take a tortilla on flat surface, put one portion of mixture each.

- Pour tzatziki dip as a dressing and add some spinach leaves.

- Sprinkle cheese (preferrably, feta one) and pan-roast it for around 15-20 seconds. 

- And it's ready to serve!!! :)

SJ's NOTE:

- You can serve it with a bunch of spinach & rocket salad :) 

- Use hummus to replace tzatziki dip as a dressing and try a variant of this dish!!! 

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Lebanese Lentils Rice

A simple, quick and healthy rice variety - "Lebanese Lentils Rice", is very famous as 'Mujaddara' in Middle-Eastern countries! Basmati rice cooked with brown lentils and light spices serves the best one-pot meal for a lazy weekday... I had it a long back in a middle-eastern restaurant, but never thought of making it in-house. And when I tried it last night, it turned out to be pretty much similar to the dish I had before :)

Here is a recipe of 'Lentils n Caramelized Onions Pilaf' :P

Makes: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Basmati Rice
1 Brown Onion
1 cup Brown Lentils (Canned / Cooked)
1 tbsp Olive Oil + 2 tsp extra
1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
1/2 tsp Crushed Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
2 tsp Lemon Juice
Salt, to taste

METHOD:

- Wash basmati rice and cook it in boiling water (salt added) till its 90% done.
- Drain excess water and rinse with fresh water.
- Caramelize Onions in a sauce pan and keep it aside.
- Heat olive oil in a deep pan and add brown lentils (I used canned one). Saute it for a minute.
- Add rice along with all the spices into it. Mix well and cook it for 2-3 more minutes.
- Turn off the heat and mix half of the caramelized onions in pan.
- Transfer it to a serving bowl, sprinkle remaining caramelized onions on top.
- Drizzle lemon juice over the bowl and serve hot with yogurt dip! :)

Sending this recipe to Healthy Me, Healthy Us Event hosted by Sizzling Taste-buds, Riappyayan as well as linking to CookCookandCook and Thoushaltcook :