Dinner in a Hurry - Middle Eastern Roll Up

These can be assembled very quickly with ingredients from the deli--and for a fraction of the cost of ready-made. They are also portable for a brown bag lunch!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 4 large sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1  sweet red peppers or 1  yellow pepper
• 1⁄2 large English cucumber
• 1  large carrot
• 4  tortillas (10")
• 1  cup  hummus
• 1  cup  tabbouleh
• 1  cup  grated cheese (Cheddar, Monterey Jack or Mozarella)
• 2  cups  shredded romaine lettuce

Directions

1. Seed and very thinly slice pepper.
2. Grate cucumber and, using your hands, squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
3. Grate carrot.
4. Lay tortillas flat on a counter.
5. Thinly spread with hummus, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edges.
6. Place pepper slices in a line across bottom of tortillas, leaving a 1-inch border at bottom.
7. Spoon tabbouleh salad alongside peppers, then place carrots, cucumber, cheese and lettuce so they form stripes across tortilla leaving a 1-inch border at sides and a 3-inch border at top.
8. Roll up tortillas tightly, jelly-roll style.
9. If serving right away, slice in half diagonally.
10. Or, lay each roll on a piece of waxed paper, about 12 inches long.
11. Roll up and twist ends party-cracker style.
12. Refrigerate for up to 1 day.