Grilled Vegetable Wrap

This recipe was inspired by a dish served at my recent college reunion. I was first struck by how delicious it is, and then realized, “Hey, this is really healthy, too!” My guess is, you and those around your table will have the same reaction. This is a great recipe when you have a guest who is vegetarian. (When you have guest who is vegan, be sure to omit the cheese.)

As you read through this recipe, you might think, “Boy, this takes a long time to prepare.” While it’s true that cutting up all the vegetables and the cheese does take a while, you can prepare this in stages. Stage 1: prep the vegetables. Stage 2: roast the vegetables and prep the cheese. Stage 3: assemble the wraps. You can do all three stages one after the other, or you can do the first stage the night before, stage 2 early in the morning before work, and stage 3 when you get home right before dinner.

However you prepare it, enjoy!

Makes 6 wraps, enough for 4 hearty diners, with each person getting 1 ½ wraps.

4 carrots
2 red bell peppers
2 small zucchini
1 small red onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces mozzarella cheese
6 flour tortillas

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

Prepare vegetables by cutting the carrots, peppers and zucchini into matchsticks approximately 2 – 2 ½ inch by 1/8 inch. Place in a large bowl. Cut onion in half around the equator, peel, then cut each half around the “pole.” Thinly slice into half moons. Separate each layer of the half moons and add to the other vegetables. Add the olive oil, salt and pepper to the vegetables; combine thoroughly.

Place the vegetables on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper; be sure to have the vegetables in a single layer on each sheet so they roast properly. Roast for 15 minutes, then set aside to cool.

While vegetables are roasting, dice the cheese (or cut into small cubes, approximately ¼ inch on each side). Set aside.

When vegetables have cooled, place in a large bowl (you can use the same bowl you used earlier). Add the diced cheese.

Divide the vegetable-cheese combination among the tortillas and wrap up.