Slicing vegetables, using a mandoline or vegetable peeler, into long slices opens up all kinds of options for wrapping food. In the following recipe carrots and zucchini are used, however, other vegetables can be used as well, such as yams, potatoes, and cucumbers. This makes a great appetizer.This dish is also in the first volume of the book series.
Carrot, Zucchini and Squash Wrap-Ups
An appetizer with vegetables.
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 1 zucchini
- 1 yellow squash
- 1 medium carrot
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
Filling
- 6 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 0z sour cream or plain yogurt
- ¼ cup Parmesan reggiano cheese finely grated
- 1 TBS dill pickles finely diced
- 2 tsp dill pickle juice
- 2 tsp fermented Jalapenos, finely chopped to taste
- ¼ tsp Kosher salt
- ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp allspice
Assembly
- 2-3 tofu wrapper sheets. Make sure to get sheets that are pliable and soft. These are sheets made from tofu.
- 3-4 green olives with pimento's sliced into rounds.
- paprika
Instructions
Vegetables
- Using a vegetable peeler or mandolin, slice long pieces of zucchini, squash and carrot. Slice them thin enough about 1/8 inch. Too thick and you will have trouble rolling them around the cheese filling.
- Place all the slices in a Pyrex baking dish and salt all the strips. You may need more salt than the 2 tsp.
- Let the salted vegetables sit for at least 1 hour. this will make the strips pliable, but they will be too salty.
- Rinse the strips thoroughly. Then soak in plain water for 20 minutes. Rinse and continue with the recipe.
Filling
- In a small bowl place the cream cheese, sour cream (or yogurt), Parmesan cheese, dill pickles, pickle juice, jalapeno's, salt, pepper and allspice. Mix well and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Taste the mix and add spice if necessary.
Assembly
- Take a vegetable strip, and curve it around, then fill with the cream cheese mixture.
- Carefully take a few of the tofu sheets. If need be place them briefly in hot water until very soft and pliable.
- Cut long strips from the tofu sheets, long enough to wrap around the vegetable packets. Wrap a piece around the packet, and tie carefully.
- Place a slice of olive on top of the packet.
- Sprinkle some paprika on top of the olive.
- Place in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. This will firm up the rolls. Serve.
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