Firecracker Roll-Ups
Healthy Independence Day Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
Firecracker Roll-Ups are tortillas with green pepper, red onion, zucchini, basil, garlic, salt and pepper, mayonnaise, parsley and shredded lettuce.
Ingredients:
1 medium green pepper, cut into 3/4-inch strips
1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 cups quartered fresh mushrooms
3 teaspoons dried basil, divided
2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
1-1/3 cups shredded lettuce
Recipe Directions
Place vegetables in a greased 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan.
Spritz with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with 2-teaspoons basil, 1-teaspoon garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Broil 4 to 6 inches from the heat for 16 minutes or until vegetables are browned, stirring once.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine mayonnaise, parsley and remaining basil and garlic powder.
Warm the tortillas; spread 1-tablespoon of mayonnaise mixture on each. Spoon 3/4-cup vegetables down the center; top with 1/3-cup lettuce. Fold bottom of tortilla over filling and roll up.
Recipe makes 4 servings Firecracker Roll-Ups.
Independence Day Lore
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. --Elmer Davis
