Recipe: Spinach tortilla wraps

 

So Michael & I have been on this health craze lately and trying to eat as healthy as we possibly can -- In the process of trying to become vegetarians -- i say im only going 90% though cause lawd i need ma chicken & turkey! We got this new juicer and every other day have been having a green juice for dinner which consists of cucumber, zuccini, green pepper, carrots, spinach, pretty much anything green. But im still on the look out for new recipes for juicing -- so, stay tuned! So im addicted to carbs (apparently) cause i seriously cant just eat veggies or blah plain healthy food and always craving something afterwards that has something to do with pasta or bread -- although i DO have brown rice on the side sometimes which is actually good for you, so i came across this lovely recipe on pinterest to make spinach tortilla wraps! That way i can eat my burrito, quesadilla, sandwhich, whatever the heck i want and its more healthy! It was not a very good smelling process but it did turn out pretty yummy! 

So, heres what youll need.

-2 cups spinach

-3 cups flour

-1 cup water

-bowl of cold water

-5 tbsp. vegetable oil (i used olive oil)

-2 tsp. baking powder

-1 to 2 tsp. salt (not sure why its 1-2 and not sure how to determine how much i should actually use, so i just used 1 & 1/2 tsp.)

Directions (descriptive pictures shown below)

1. add spinach and 1 cup of water into a pan on the stove and let it steam.

2. once its all done being steamed (it should look dark green, mushy and kinda gross looking) use a pronged spoon or a spoon with holes in it thatll let it drain and transfer it into a bowl of cold water to let it cool - but dont pour out the hot water in the pan!

3. once its cooled (mine didnt get completely cooled down, which is okay) grab all the spinach from the bowl, form it into a ball and squeeze as much water from it as you can.

4. once youve got your dry ball o' spinach, place that ball into a measuring cup and pour the original access hot water (that you used to steam it in the pan) into the measuring cup until you get 1 & 1/2 cups of water.

5. in a food processor (i tried my blender but that didnt work so i ended up using my bread maker and just made sure to turn it off before it started baking) pulse together all your dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder) then add the oil, then add the spinach, then slowly add the water from the spinach.

6. you may have to add extra water or extra flour depending on how sticky it is, once its completely mixed together (youll know its done when its spinning around in a big ball) take it out, break it up into about a handful sized ball and roll it out to get the form of a tortilla.

7. then cook it on a pan on the stove, you dont need to use any oil or anything to cook it, just dry. i did approx 20 sec on each side (or until you start to see brown spots) and voila! youre done!

i added some turkey, lettuce, and tomato to make a sandwhich wrap and then we also used it as a "pita bread" to eat with humus which was also very good and i think i may even cut it into pieces and bake in the oven to make spinach chips and i think thatd taste even better with humus. hope it turned out good and i hope i didnt miss any ingredients or directions! um, just kidding.....

enjoy!

 - anjhel s.s.