If you want to eat healthier but the salad-and-toast thing just doesn't feel like a real meal, try this instead. It's pretty much exactly the same thing, possibly even a little lower in the carb department, but you get to call it a burrito, which sounds like junk food, and it chews like a sandwich, which is lunch. Added bonus: no cooking, so it's great for hot weather when you don't want to heat up the kitchen.
2 tortillas, 8-12-inch in diameter
1 chef's salad (your favorite combo, or see below for my simple version)
salad dressing to taste
The tortillas will wrap better if warmed about 10 seconds in the microwave or left in a hot car in the sun for about 5 minutes (yes, you can experiment with solar cooking in the Pacific Northwest). Divide the salad between the tortillas and drizzle with salad dressing. Roll up burrito style and eat.
It's easiest to leave each tortilla just sort of flopped over until you're ready to eat it, because it won't stay closed easily. This also allows you to fill the tortilla a little fuller because you only have to fold in one end.
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Minimalist chef's salad
about 10 leaves red leaf lettuce, washed and torn
1 large slice cheese, cut in strips or cubes -- Cheddar, Swiss, or farmer's are good, or that last bit of grated taco or pizza blend if it's not moldy yet
1/4 to 1/2 cup shredded chicken, or two sandwich-sized slices ham cut in strips
sunflower seeds or sliced almonds to taste
those last few leftover sliced olives or cold peas, if any
whatever else is lurking in the fridge and won't clash too badly with the other ingredients
Place in bowl. Eat. Serves 1. There's lettuce left, go make your own.
Variation: Use plenty of lettuce. Put on a good movie, place bowl on stomach, and eat with your fingers like popcorn.
From: Dana Huffman
Versión en español: this post is also available in Spanish.
Esperanta traduko: this post is also available in Esperanto, because Dana is a language geek.
