Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Mediterranean hummus wrap

Here's an easy lunch or light dinner that's pretty easy to put together (and very flexible).

We've included the referenced hummus recipe, but if you have a favorite, use that, of course (ours has cumin in it, and no tamari – what's yours like?).

Wrap these tightly in plastic wrap and you can pack them along in an insulated lunchbox with a blue ice pack. Now you have a picnic for a day at the beach or the park or on the trail. If you need to customize the contents for kids (maybe no olives? or added red pepper?) that's easy enough, too.

The cookbook – The 30 Minute Vegan by Mark Reinfeld & Jennifer Murray – is one of Viva La Vegan coach Kyra's favorites.

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Mediterranean Hummus Wrap

from The 30 Minute Vegan by Mark Reinfeld & Jennifer Murray

Green * Serves 4

4 whole-grain flour tortillas

1 recipe Traditional Hummus (recipe follows)

8 leaves romaine lettuce, chopped

1 tomato, sliced

1/2 cucumber, cut into half moons

1/2 cup kalamata olives, chopped

1/2 cup grated carrot (optional)

Prepare the hummus according to the directions in the following recipe.

Lay out the tortillas, spread with your desired quantity of hummus, and top with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olives and carrot. Fold in the sides toward the center, roll it up, and enjoy!

 

Traditional Hummus

from The 30 Minute Vegan by Mark Reinfeld & Jennifer Murray

Blue * Makes 1-1/2 cups

1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans*

2 Tablespoons tahini (sesame butter)

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 Tablespoon water*

2 cloves garlic

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoons soy sauce (to make it gluten free, use wheat-free tamari)

Process all the ingredients in a food processor (or Vitamix!) until well combined.

*We like to drain the beans, but reserve the liquid and add it back into the hummus as it's blending. Sometimes we use all the liquid, sometimes we don't. And sometimes we add extra water.

You may wish to add more water, for a thinner consistency. Start with 1 Tablespoon at a time.

It is possible to mash up the garbanzo beans with a fork if you do not have a food processor, then add all the other ingredients for a much chunkier hummus.