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Twelve Months of Healthy Eating: A Hummus Wrap

January 31, 2013 By Johnna 6 Comments

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Over the holidays I grocery shopped at one of my favorite little grocery stores, Fausto’s in Key West, Florida. When I paid for my purchases, I was offered a calendar.  Seriously, who does that anymore?  A calendar!  Of course I took one.  I remember businesses doing this when I was a child but really can’t remember the last time I received a calendar.  I got a second calendar at my favorite flip flop shop, the calendar-giving tradition is alive and well in Key West!

healthy eating calendar

Back at our little getaway cabana, I checked out the calendar, thinking I might not take it home.  We don’t usually keep a calendar on the wall, might not have room in the luggage but it made the cut.  It’s actually a pretty neat calendar, each month featuring a photo of a dish and an accompanying recipe.

healthy eating calendar january

I decided before coming home from that trip, I would make each of the recipes in the calendar in 2013.  Except that most of the recipes don’t work with my dietary restrictions so I’ll actually have to re-make them.  What a fun challenge!

January’s recipe is a Ham & Bell Pepper Sandwich Wrap. The recipe calls for whole wheat wrap, non-fat mayonnaise, leaf lettuce, sliced ham, red bell pepper, avocado, cucumber and sliced provolone cheese.  Four of those ingredients I don’t eat but I did come up with a variation of this wrap that works for me and is delicious.

hummus wrap ingredients

Instead of whole wheat wraps, I used Rudi’s gluten-free wraps.  Instead of ham I used hummus.  Instead of mayo and cheese, I whipped up a spicy citrus cashew cream.  I left the greens, red pepper and avocado alone, those are big favorites for me already.

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This makes a quick and easy lunch for two.  It might be more appropriate for the weather they are having in Key West right now than the sub-zero windchills we are experiencing in Missouri.  Or perhaps it’s just a tropical vacation that fits in a lunchbox.  It sure does make a delicious lunch.  Enjoy!

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Spicy Orange Cashew Cream, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, raw

Author Johnna

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup raw cashews
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1/4 t . cayenne

Instructions

  1. In high speed blender of food processor, combine cashews, orange juice and cayenne. While processing or blending, slowly drizzle water in, stopping when the cashew cream has reached the consistency you desire.
  2. Store in the refrigerator. Keeps well for at least one week.
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Spicy Orange Cashew Cream, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, raw

Author Johnna

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup raw cashews
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1/4 t . cayenne

Instructions

  1. In high speed blender of food processor, combine cashews, orange juice and cayenne. While processing or blending, slowly drizzle water in, stopping when the cashew cream has reached the consistency you desire.
  2. Store in the refrigerator. Keeps well for at least one week.

Filed Under: In the Kitchen Tagged With: avocado, cucumber, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, key west, lunch, raw, vegan, vegetarian, wrap

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Comments

  1. Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts says

    February 1, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Another awesome post from you, Johnna!!!! We ended up with two of those calendars while we were there. We were given one and Son also got one. I had the same idea as you, just making the recipes to fit our needs. Unlike you, I have not done anything about that yet. 😉 And also unlike you, I am absolutely crazy about calendars and have them all over. Will share this post for sure. These wraps look so incredibly yummy!!

    Shirley

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  2. Renee says

    February 3, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    This looks awesome – thanks for the recipe! Plan on making these for my lunches this week. One quick question – do you soak the cashews before you make the cashew cream?

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    • Johnna says

      February 3, 2013 at 9:41 PM

      Thanks, Renee! You do not need to soak the cashews for this recipe. You could soak the cashews, but will need to decrease the amount of water added if you do. Soaking the cashews would increase the nutrient profile, so if you have the time, go for it! 🙂

      Reply

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