Wrap up a summer meal

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.