I love wraps of all kinds. Both because they taste good and because it seems like an easy, quick meal. Mind you it depends on what you put in them. A simple filling is a bought sauce, tomatoes, lettuce and sliced meat. A more complex one is like these ones I prepared tonight. I made the sauce and breaded and cooked the chicken. It was an invented combination and it worked well despite the slight crossover of cuisines. Wraps are open ground for a fertile imagination and you can stretch your cooking muscles as far as you want. I’m sure you all have your favourite fillings too.
This not a low Fodmap recipe.
Chicken Wraps with Coriander, Chilli & Ginger Sauce
Author: Suzanne Perazzini
Ingredients
- 500g/17 oz Chicken tenderloins
- Breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- Flour
- Salt & pepper
- A head of lettuce
- 2-3 Tomatoes
- A handful of coriander
- 1 red chilli
- A knob of ginger
- Lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
- Olive oil
- Flat breads – suitable for wraps
- Mayonnaise
Method
- Coat the tenderloins first in flour, then dip in beaten egg and coat in breadcrumbs mixed with salt and pepper.
- Fry in a little oil until cooked through.
- Throw the coriander, chilli and garlic into a mini food processor and chop together. Add a little lemon juice, olive oil and season to taste. This should make a spreadable sauce.
- Lay out the wraps and spread a thin layer of mayonnaise over them.
- Add a layer of the herb sauce on top of the mayonnaise.
- Wash the lettuce and dry thoroughly, then place a leaf or two on top of the sauces.
- Wash and slice the tomatoes and lay a layer lengthwise along one edge, leaving the end free for folding over. Don’t add too many or the wrap will be difficult to roll up. Season the tomatoes.
- Next place the chicken along the length of the wrap next to the tomatoes.
- Fold over the end of the wrap which is free of the tomatoes and roll up tightly.
- Secure with toothpicks if necessary but remember to remove them before eating the wrap.
Am softly laughing at this lateish evening hour [rest day for Tour de France, so have the night off!!] as I must be the biggest ‘wrapper’ since I discovered the delightful ease with which a very busy gal, mostly living on her own, could make a substantial, quick and fun meal in thus fashion !! I honestly don’t think any two have ever turned out quite the same and I have tried some rather unusual combos! Yours look lovely and are beautifully flavoured . . . thanks!
Wraps would be the perfect meal for a solo person. At the end of the day, it is all about the sauce. Change the sauce and change the meal.
Suzanne
Coriander, ginger and chili are among our very favourite ingredients and you’ve delivered them up in such a delicious looking meal Suzanne… I’m bringing this recipe up to the cottage with us this weekend. Thank you for the inspiration!
Me too. Those three along with garlic are such a magical combination. Enjoy!
Suzanne