Mediterranean Salad-Wraps(Flat Belly Diet Recipe)

Heartsong's Note:

Posted to help all of those trying to Flat Belly Diet. Haven't tried it yet!Whole grains, healthy proteins, and tummy-trimming MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids) transform your favorite sandwiches.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 wraps

• 1/2 cup green olive tapenade (MUFA)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
• 4 cups salad greens (4 oz)
• 1/2 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained, canned no-salt-added
• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper (blotted dry, drained and sliced)
• 1/4 cucumber, med seedless, halved and thinly sliced (1/2 c)
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced (1/4 c, or sweet onion)
• 2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
• 4 tortillas (8-inch diameter) or 4 whole-wheat wraps (8-inch diameter)

Directions:

1. 1. Mix tapenade and lemon juice in large bowl with fork. Add greens, chickpeas, peppers, cucumber, and onion, and toss to mix well. Add cheese and toss gently.
2. 2. Warm wraps or tortillas per package directions.
3. 3. Arrange one-quarter of the salad mixture onto the bottom of a wrap and roll up. Cut in half on an angle, placing a wooden pick in each half. Repeat with remaining wraps.
4. Nutritional Info Per Wrap 297 cal, 11 g pro, 37 g carb, 6 g fiber, 12 g fat, 3.5 g sat fat, 11 mg chol, 684 mg sodium*.

Reviews

[mersaydees]

Very tasty. Made as directed, reducing the servings to two. This is something that I could easily take to work and assemble there for lunch. Thanks, Heartsong! Made for TYM tag game.