Tortilla Wraps? / recipes

flutterbyuk25

meritaten wrote: »

I vaguely remember seeing a recipe on tv in which they were used in a lasagna type dish instead of pasta sheets - sure that would work nicely!

Can't believe I forgot that one! It's one of my favs! It's a Nigella recipe

meritaten

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

Can't believe I forgot that one! It's one of my favs! It's a Nigella recipe

Yesss - was racking my poor brain as to where I had seen it! Nigella Express on foodnetwork! :T

Sparklyfairy

Ooooh I just bought some from AP, too & I love to make mexican lasagna with it! Seriously YUM!

Mayflower10cat

I've used tortillas as if they were lasagne pasta, very nice! Or as if they were pancakes, with spinach/ricotta/tomato filling.

I'm also fond of using grilled halloumi cheese with roasted vegetables, seasoned with Mexican spices.

hoo

oohhh! one of my fave things to do with then is get an oven proof dish spray a bit of oil over the outside and lay the tortilla over it. place in a hot ish oven for 1-2 mins then remove from bowl and hey presto you have an edible bowl!! Next step is to fill. I normally do this with salad and the dressing makes the crunchy tortilla really tasty. you can also fill with chilli etc.

Blue_Elephant

I don't have anything to add to the fantastic ideas above but...

Can I have the recipe for your homemade tortillas??

ashlea1104

i put things like cheese n ham in them n toast them like a toastie you can use a variety of fillings whatever you fancy x

tjak

Blue_Elephant wrote: »

I don't have anything to add to the fantastic ideas above but...

Can I have the recipe for your homemade tortillas??

Not at all!, I use the recipe from River Cottage Everyday

250g plain flour
1 tsp table salt
1 tablespoon oil
150ml warm water

Salt and flour in together, add the oil to the water, mix together to make a sticky dough. Cover and rest for 15 mins.
Roll into a sausage shape, cut into 8 pieces. Roll out to a round 2/3mm thick, use plenty of flour on work surface
Then into hot dry frying pan/griddle for about a minute first side, then turn over for about 30-45 secs

Easy, and really cheap. I use value flour, so they work out as pennies:j

krlyr

I've had falafel in wraps before, not bad

Lizbetty

I buy them to make wraps for the kid's lunchboxes. I found a clip on Youtube showing how to fold them properly, and it was revolutionary in our house! :rotfl:

I spread them with houmous, and put grated carrot, cheese, bits of red pepper in them and wrap them up (it doesn't fall out now I nkow how to do it properly).

Quesadillas are also nice - put a tortilla in a pan, cover it with cheese spring onion, tomato, stick another tortilla on the top and heat it up to melt the cheese and cook the other ingredients, then flip it over to toast the other side. I guess using fat in the pan is bound to make it taste better, but I have done these without to make them healthier. They have cheese in anyway so that stop them being too boring.

I'm going to try the homemade ones - I'm determined to cut down the cost of the kid's lunchboxes, and tortilla wraps can be a bit hit and miss on the foldability side. Some are a bit too dry to fold in at the ends. If I make them fresh they might be more pliable?