Crunchy Veggie Wraps With Kabocha Squash
Published Jan. 23, 2025

- Total Time
- 50 minutes
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 35 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1teaspoon ground coriander
- 1teaspoon ground cumin
- 1teaspoon smoked paprika
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- 1½pounds kabocha squash (from ½ small, 3-pound kabocha squash), scrubbed and sliced into ½-inch-thick wedges
- ¼cup mayonnaise
- 1garlic clove, grated
- 1tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½small red onion, thinly sliced
- 3Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 1½cups cilantro leaves and tender stems
- 1½cups mint leaves
- 2cups coarsely chopped romaine lettuce
- 6large whole-wheat tortillas (or a wrap of your choice)
- 1pint alfalfa sprouts
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the coriander, cumin, paprika, 1½ teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, and the olive oil in a small bowl. On a baking sheet, toss the squash pieces with the spice mixture using your hands. Arrange the squash in a single layer and roast until tender and lightly golden on the edges, 20 to 22 minutes, tossing halfway through. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Step 2
While the squash roasts, whisk together the mayonnaise, garlic and lemon juice in a large bowl; season with salt. Set the dressing aside until ready to assemble the wraps.
- Step 3
Soak the sliced red onion in cold water for about 5 minutes; drain and set aside.
- Step 4
To assemble the wraps, toss the cucumber slices, cilantro, mint, lettuce and red onion with the dressing. Divide the dressed greens among the tortillas, top with slices of the roasted squash and then alfalfa sprouts.
- Step 5
Roll the wraps: Lift up bottom side of the tortilla and fold it over the filling. Fold in the sides, then roll up the wrap tightly to contain the filling.
- Step 6
Serve right away, cutting the wraps in half crosswise, if desired. (If you are making the wraps in advance, store the undressed greens, dressing and roasted squash separately until ready to assemble.)
Private Notes
Comments
I couldn't find kabocha squash, so I used butternut instead. Wow, this recipe is fantastic.
I made these with acorn squash and added feta and pepperoncini. Delicious!
I subbed in jicama for the cucumber because cucumbers in winter can be truly awful. My only change to the recipe would be to make more of the lettuce-onion-mayo mixture, as I ran out of that first and was left with several piles of dry ingredients.
Subbed sweet potato for squash and tahini for mayo (I can’t stand mayo). Also added some Kalamata olives. It was great and quick to put together, will definitely make again.
As I assembled the different parts, I was concerned I wasn't going to like the spice combination. Putting it all together though was the key. It was fantastic. I used sweet potatoes like other people did. I couldn't find this particular squash type. The 1 1/2 cups each of mint and cilantro doesn't say it should be chopped so I'm guessing one just leaves them whole? I chopped mine and came up with 1/2 cup of each chopped. The recipe worked. The rest I made as it stated.
This was easy and delicious! Perfect summer lunch or dinner. I find that microwaving the kabocha for a few minutes helps if it is too tough to cut into at first. I didn't have sprouts on hand and just used extra romaine. So good!
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