In my opinion, the world cannot have too many quinoa salads. Don’t get me wrong, I love the other grains too – farro, millet, and wheatberries are all lovely – but my real go-to grain is quinoa. I love to make a big batch and keep it on hand, as it’s the perfect catch-all for the vegetables, nuts, and cheeses that I usually have around. Of course, since this salad was destined for a picnic without any silverware, I decided to have my cake (salad?) and eat it too by stuffing it in a veggie wrap.
My Veggie Wrap Filling
The hearty, fresh quinoa salad filling includes so many of my favorite things – crunchy cucumbers, sweet cherry tomatoes, herbs, bits of kale, and a sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese. I also add a good slather of kale pesto for creaminess and a few pickled onions for pop. Together, the ingredients make a tangy, bright, and satisfying filling that has the perfect blend of contrasting textures and flavors.
Veggie Wrap Recipe Variations
Because the ingredient list for this recipe is a bit long, I wanted to share my secret for quick, healthy meals: I prep a few interesting components one day each week and keep them on hand to transform into different dishes. In this case, I used the cooked quinoa, pickled onions, and extra pesto I had in the fridge. You may have hummus, nuts, herbs, whatever. Keep these sorts of things around, and you’ll always be ready for a delicious meal. When I have different ingredients in the fridge, I might change up this veggie wrap with one of these variations:
Swap the spread. Use another type of pesto, or try the lemony white bean spread from this recipe. Of course, hummus would be good too. Vary the veggies. I might use sliced roasted red peppers instead of the tomatoes, swap spinach for the kale, or add a few crisp radishes. And avocado would give it a delicious creamy bite! Try another nut. Pine nuts are great, but if you have almonds, walnuts, or pepitas in your pantry, try them in this recipe! Switch the salad. In this case, I used a yummy quinoa salad as my filling, but if I have tabbouleh or kale salad in the fridge, I’ll often stuff them into a wrap on day 2.
What’s your favorite way to fill a veggie wrap? Let me know in the comments!
If you love this veggie wrap recipe…
Try this hummus wrap, this tempeh sandwich, this avocado sandwich, or this egg salad sandwich next!
