If you’re like me, you probably miss having a sandwich. You may have even tried making some SCD bread only to find it doesn’t work all that well for a sandwich that has anything more than peanut butter and jelly on it.
Personally, I’m not a fan of almond flour bread, so I’ve been trying to find suitable substitutions. There’s something to be said for being able to stack your favorite sandwich ingredients together with a little mustard. It’s satisfying. And sometimes putting all those exact same things in a salad just doesn’t do it.
I’ve seen collard wraps in the deli section at the store, but I’ve never been able to try one because of non-SCD fillings. I finally decided to try it on my own. I discovered quickly that you can’t just wrap a raw collard green around some stuff and have something palpable, they take a little prep.
Nothing will ever replace a good crusty bread (or any kind of bread for that matter), but I found my wrap to be very satisfying. I could pick it and I could even it take it somewhere with me without having to worry about bowls and utensils.
The prep is pretty easy. Check out the details below.
Collard Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 bunch collard greens
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Sandwich fillings Your choice
Instructions
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Wash collard greens
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Trim ends off of leaves
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Add about three inches of water to a large pan (wide enough to hold the collard greens flat), add lemon juice and salt
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Over medium heat, heat water until it just starts to simmer and then reduce heat to medium low to keep it from boiling
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Add two or three collard green leaves to the water and let cook for about 30 seconds. They should turn bright green and just soften a little
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Remove from water and lay flat on paper towels to dry and cool
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Repeat until all the leaves are done
Assembling wrap
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If there are very thick ribs at the end of the leaves you will want to slice off some of the thickness. The ribs are a little bitter and can make folding the wrap difficult
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Lay two leaves so they are slightly overlapping with the points facing each other
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Add your filling making sure you don't make it too full to wrap
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Fold over the ends and roll up like a burrito
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