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Monday, May 4, 2015

Southwest Tortilla Rolls

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, at room
  • 1/4 cup roasted and seeded poblano pepper (or canned green chilis)
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1 avocado
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 5 flour tortillas
  • 3 ounces smoked salmon, thinly sliced
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 4 ounces smoked turkey breast
  • radish (to garnish)

Recipe

  • 1 for cheese spread, process cream cheese, peppers, lemon zest and cilantro in food processor until smooth.
  • 2 peel and pit avocado. place in a small bowl and mash coarsely with a fork.
  • 3 stir in lime juice and salt.
  • 4 tortilla prep:.
  • 5 working with 1 tortilla at a time, place on stove fire (gas) for a couple mins on low each side to get that grilled taste. let it puff up and quickly turn to the other side. these are served cold so a fast warm on the tortilla is nice. spread about 3 tablespoons cheese spread on tortilla.
  • 6 partially cover lower third of tortilla with 1/3 of salmon.
  • 7 using 1/5 of avocado mixture, make a band across center of tortilla. sprinkle with scallions. roll up.
  • 8 repeat with 2 more tortillas and remaining salmon. repeat with remaining tortillas and turkey, placing turkey over two-thirds of each tortilla. wrap each roll in plastic wrap.
  • 9 refrigerate 2 hours to create firm cheese spread or up to 8 hours. to serve, trim 1/2 inch from each end; discard. cut each roll into 8 slices.

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