Sun-dried tomato

These Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Wraps make a tasty and easy meal on a warm day—perfect in the spring and summer seasons! They have lots of good and healthy things in them…lean turkey, a mix of baby spinach and lettuce, julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes (from an oil-packed jar)—or roasted red pepper strips, cucumber strips, and some sliced olives and/or red onion. And some cheese—I use Muenster or Provolone, but you could use your favorite cheese slices. All this is wrapped up in a tomato-basil flour tortilla!

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Avocados and tomatoes are such a tasty and healthy combination…especially sun-dried tomatoes! And when I received a loaf of Nature’s Pride new Hearty Wheat Bread with Flax as part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I decided to try making a healthy Sun-Dried Tomato-Avocado Sandwich! I got the idea from a paperback cookbook I had that was simply called Sandwiches (published by Silverback Books, 2000). The creamy avocado spread mingled with the sun-dried tomatoes tastes great spread on this healthy, hearty flax wheat bread. It just goes to show that eating healthy can be really delicious! 🙂 This recipe makes 2 sandwiches.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO-AVOCADO SANDWICHES adapted from Sandwiches

Makes 2 sandwiches

1 small, ripe avocado
1 small clove garlic
1 1/2 to 2 Tablespoons Greek yogurt or light sour cream
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
4 to 6 Romaine lettuce leaves (about the size of a bread slice)
5 to 6 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes (or 1/4 cup pre-sliced sun-dried tomatoes in oil)
1 1/2 Tablespoons of oil from the sun-dried tomatoes
4 slices of wheat bread

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise; remove pit and scoop flesh into a small bowl. Mash well with a fork. Peel and mince garlic, then add the garlic, yogurt or sour cream, and lemon juice to the bowl of mashed avocado; mix all ingredients well. Season this avocado mixture with salt and pepper to taste, if desired.

Wash the Romaine lettuce leaves and pat dry. If using unsliced sun-dried tomatoes, cut them into fine strips.

Lightly drizzle the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes over the 4 slices of bread.

Divide the Romaine lettuce leaves and place on 2 of the slices of bread. Divide the avocado mixture in half and spread over the lettuce leaves on the 2 slices of bread. Arrange the sun-dried tomato strips over the avocado mixture on each slice, then top each sandwich with the remaining slices of bread. Cut sandwiches in half and serve.

This makes a very filling sandwich that’s yummy as well as healthy! You could toast your bread slices if you like, and if you’re a cheese-lover, you could add a slice of cheese to each sandwich.

Happy healthy eating! 🙂