Thai-style chicken wraps with mango salsa are seen in this May 16, 2010 photo. Easy to eat while maintaining a level of sophistication these wraps are great for a dinner alfresco. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)
Summer meals are best when they are simple. But that doesn't mean you have to give up sophisticated flavors.
Thai-style chicken wraps are an exotic all-in-one, a handheld meal that contains protein, salad and starch rolled up into a neat package that's perfect for outdoor dining. All you'll need are some plates, napkins and a few forks for the sweet and tangy mango salsa that accompanies the wraps.
If you're planning a picnic, you can refrigerate the wraps and serve them cold. Skip the salsa to make for easy packing. Or if you like, serve it in disposable cups with plastic forks.
Thai-Style Chicken Wraps With Mango Salsa
Cook time: 30 minutes
Salsa
1 small mango, peeled and diced
2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon lime juice
Wraps
11⁄2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
3 cups shredded napa cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
3⁄4 cup sliced scallions
3⁄4 cup lightly salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
4 burrito-size (large) flour tortillas
1⁄4 cup purchased peanut sauce
Salsa: In a small bowl, stir together mango, cilantro and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Wraps: In a large skillet over medium-high, heat sesame oil. Add cabbage and carrots and saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in scallions and peanuts. Add lime juice, soy sauce and black pepper, then saute until mixture is heated through, about 2 minutes longer.
Remove pan from heat and stir in chicken and mint.
Spread center of each tortilla with about 1 tablespoons of the peanut sauce. Top with a quarter of the chicken filling. Fold in 2 ends of the tortilla, then roll up. Place wraps on a microwave-safe plate, seam-side down.
Heat wraps in microwave on high until heated through, about 11⁄2 minutes, or in a 350 F oven for about 5 minutes. Serve with mango salsa.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 407 calories; 121 calories from fat; 14 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 66 mg cholesterol; 39 g carbohydrate; 33 g protein;4 g fibre; 1030 mg sodium.