EAT!
Eating from the garden this month: Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Collards, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach
Lettuce Wraps
Contributed by Growing Minds
INGREDIENTS
14 whole wheat tortillas
1-2 heads local lettuce (or if you've harvested spinach, use that!)
1 head broccoli
4-5 local carrots (grated)
4 cucumbers
1 bunch celery
5-6 apples
8 oz. cheddar or monteray jack
cheese (cut into slices)
Optional: Salad dressing
PREPARATION
Go over each of the steps of making the recipe, from washing the vegetables to
trying the lettuce wraps. Write the steps on the board.
Step 1. Wash all vegetables.
Step 2. Using a plastic knife, cut the broccoli, cucumbers, apples, and celery into small
pieces or slices. Put the vegetables into the small paper bowls.
Step 3. Get one large piece of lettuce and place it on the paper plate.
Step 4. Put the vegetable pieces, apple, and cheese pieces on top of the tortilla.
Step 5. Roll the tortilla around the vegetables like a burrito.
Step 6. Hold the lettuce wrap tight and try it!
Step 7. Dip the lettuce wrap into different salad dressings and try it again.
Step 8. Clean up
Need materials to cook with in your classroom? Borrow the mobile cooking cart from the Office of Service Learning and/or contact a local chef to come cook with your class! Contact stacy.smith@athensclarkecounty.com to learn more!
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