Once you know how to roll a wrap, you can make wraps for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even desserts.
It’s easy to make sandwich wraps, and there’s so much room for creativity. Load them with meats, cheese, and veggies to suit. Spread them with mayonnaise or a sandwich spread or drizzle them with dressing. For breakfast, you can make a wrap with scrambled eggs, grated cheese, and snipped bacon or crumbled sausage. Add salsa, if you like, for a Tex-Mex breakfast burrito. For dessert, you can make a wrap with berries, creams, or melted chocolate. If you have a sweet tooth, you could even do all of the above. You can buy tortillas in the grocery store, but they always taste much better homemade. You can make them yourself with your tortilla mix. Here are four of our favorite wraps to make–great for a quick lunch or an easy dinner.
How to Wrap a Sandwich Wrap
You can make an open-ended wrap or a closed one. And everyone seems to have their own best way to wrap a wrap. This is how we wrap a sandwich wrap.
Smear sandwich spread within an inch of the edge of the tortilla.
Lay sandwich goodies in a rough rectangle in the center of the tortilla, reaching within a couple inches of the left and right edges.
To make a closed-end wrap, fold both the right and the left edges over the goodies and roll from the bottom. To make an open-ended wrap, fold only one edge and roll.
If we make a closed-end wrap, we cut the wrap in two and eat half at a time. If the tortilla is a little stiff and hard to wrap and keep closed, try microwaving the tortilla under a paper towel for 15 to 20 seconds. It will be more pliable.
About Sandwich Spreads
Spreads such as mayonnaise, salad dressing, or butter are fat based and provide a barrier against moist fillings. Without those spreads, tomatoes or pickles could turn a tortilla into a soggy mess. Additionally, spreads add flavor and moistness. Chicken or tuna salad sandwiches incorporate the spread with the filling. Spreads include:
Mayonnaise
Salad dressing
Ketchup
Mustard
Guacamole
Jellies
Commercial sandwich spreads/dips
In our test kitchen, we made wraps both with mayonnaise and with sandwich spreads. Everyone preferred the wraps made with sandwich spreads, like whipped mustard spreads, but really it’s up to your taste buds. The extra flavor and zest really made the wrap have that extra kick. Here are two of our favorite recipes.
Texas Dipping Sauce and Spread
This sauce was originally made as a dipping sauce for fish, much like a tartar sauce. It also works great as a sandwich spread. All you have to do is mix the ingredients together. Ingredients:
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sweet relish
1 tablespoon green pepper (finely chopped)
1 tablespoon onion (finely chopped)
2 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
California Dipping Sauce and Spread
We used this sauce as a dipping sauce for our pigs in a blanket, but it works just as well as a sandwich spread. The recipe will make about a third of a cup, but you can double it to make more. Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sweet relish
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons ketchup
1 tablespoon dijonnaise
Grilled Chicken or Leftover Turkey Wrap
Grilled chicken or leftover turkey makes a wonderful wrap. Load it up as you like. Pick a sandwich spread or whipped mustard spread that gives your wraps some zest. The spinach tortillas can be purchased in the grocery store, or you can use our recipe. The grilled chicken can be substituted by leftover turkey, if you like. Ingredients:
grilled chicken breast, seasoned and cut into 2-inch strips
provolone cheese
thinly sliced red bell pepper, each slice cut in half
romaine lettuce
slices of tomato
thinly sliced sweet yellow onions
sandwich spread
spinach tortillas
Directions:
Spread the sandwich spread lightly on the tortilla. Too much will make the tortilla soggy.
Place romaine lettuce on top of the spread. Add the cheese and chicken. Add the remaining ingredients in your order of choice.
To fold the wrap, fold in the sides of the tortilla and then roll from the bottom up. Cut the wraps in half.
Zesty Italian Wrap
This Italian wrap gets its zest from the Italian dressing and pepper jack cheese. The pastrami and pepperoni give it a lot of flavor. Ingredients:
pastrami
pepperoni
sliced olives
sliced tomatoes
grated pepper jack cheese
zesty Italian dressing
tomato basil tortillas
Directions:
Spread Italian dressing on the tortilla.
Place pastrami and pepperoni slices over the dressing. Add the tomato slices and olives. Top with grated cheese and more dressing if you like.
To fold the wrap, fold in the sides of the tortilla and then roll from the bottom up. Cut the wraps in half.
Tuna Wrap
This is a great wrap to make for summer. It’s light and refreshing, healthy and flavorful. This is a great wrap for a picnic or a lunch in the shade at the park. Ingredients:
tuna packed in water, drained
diced celery
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
mayonnaise
salt and pepper
provolone cheese, thinly sliced
cucumbers, thinly sliced
sprouts
spinach tortilla
Directions:
In a bowl, mix the tuna, celery, onion powder, and mayonnaise together to make a tuna salad filling.
Spread the filling on the tortilla. Add a slice or two of provolone cheese. Layer with cucumbers and sprouts.
To fold the wrap, fold in the sides of the tortilla and then roll from the bottom up. Cut the wraps in half.
Chipotle Roast Beef Wrap
This wrap gets its kick from the pepper jack cheese and a chipotle ranch spread. Ingredients:
chipotle spread
romaine lettuce
Deli roast beef, thinly sliced
Pepper jack cheese
Thin tomato slices
Flour tortilla
(Note: If you heat the tortilla for ten to fifteen seconds in the microwave before making the wrap it will be much easier to work with and they will stay together better after the wrap is rolled.) Directions:
Spread the sandwich spread lightly on the tortilla.
Place romaine lettuce on top of the spread. Add the beef and cheese. Add the tomato slices.
To fold the wrap, fold in the sides of the tortilla and then roll from the bottom up. Cut the wraps in half.
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