Wrap with Cheese & Apple-Carrot Salad
The dressing makes this wrap. Mayonnaise, lemon juice, and honey whisked together — tangy, sweet, just enough richness to coat apple strips and shredded carrot without drowning them. Toss in raisins for pockets of chewiness, layer cheddar on a whole wheat tortilla, pile the slaw on top, and roll.
541 calories, five minutes, zero cooking. The whole thing is raw assembly from a cutting board and a mixing bowl.
The dressing makes this wrap. Mayonnaise, lemon juice, and honey whisked together — tangy, sweet, just enough richness to coat apple strips and shredded carrot without drowning them. Toss in raisins for pockets of chewiness, layer cheddar on a whole wheat tortilla, pile the slaw on top, and roll.
541 calories, five minutes, zero cooking. The whole thing is raw assembly from a cutting board and a mixing bowl.
Ingredients
- apple 1
- mayonnaise 1 tablespoon
- lemon juice 1 squeeze
- honey 0.5 tablespoon
- carrot, shredded 0.25 cup
- raisins 1 ounce
- tortilla wrap, whole wheat 1
- cheddar cheese, shredded 1 ounce
Method
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Wash the apple and cut it into thin strips.
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In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise with some lemon juice and honey.
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Put the apple strips together with the carrot in a bowl and stir in the mayonnaise dressing along with the raisins. Season with salt and pepper.
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Layer the wrap with cheese and the apple-carrot salad. Roll up the wrap, cut it in half and serve on a plate.
Let the slaw sit for two to three minutes after mixing. The dressing softens the shredded carrot just enough to make it flexible inside the wrap, and the apple strips absorb some of the honey-lemon flavor instead of tasting plain.
Why This Works
Behind this recipe
Will the apple turn brown before I eat the wrap?
The lemon juice in the dressing slows oxidation. As long as the apple strips get coated when you mix the slaw, they hold their color for about two hours. If prepping ahead, keep the rolled wrap refrigerated and tightly sealed.
Can I meal prep this wrap the night before?
The slaw holds well overnight in a sealed container. Roll it into the wrap in the morning. Assembling the night before can make the tortilla soggy where the dressing touches it.
Why is the protein only 11 grams for a wrap with cheese?
There is no meat. The 28 grams of cheddar is the only concentrated protein source, delivering about 7 grams per ounce. The rest comes from traces in the tortilla, apple, and carrot. For the same wrap format with more protein, the cheese-turkey-apple-wrap adds turkey and reaches 17 grams.
