Raw Food Chard Roll
Swiss Chard is one of the super-stars of the greens world. Packed with vitamin K, vitamin A and vitamin C, it is also a great source of magnesium, potassium, iron, vitamin E, and fiber! You will also find a good source of copper, calcium, vitamin B2, and B6. Don’t forget the protein, B1, zinc, folate, biotin, niacin and pantothenic acid! Seriously. We need to eat this veggie!
These raw food recipe for wraps are so easy to throw together, have great flavor and are super healthy. There are lots of veggies plus a tasty creamy avocado sauce that uses no nuts. The addition of jicama adds a great crunch and a beautiful touch of sweetness to balance the chard. Even your kids are going to love these. One more raw food recipe that requires no dehydrator!
Swiss Chard Veggie Rolls
MAKES 4 ROLLS
- 4 large chard leaves, rinsed and dry
- 2 avocados
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle spice
- Himalyan Sea Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups jicama, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, chopped
- 1 cup tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion (optional)
- Place avocados, lemon juice, chipotle, salt and pepper in food processor.
- Process until creamy and transfer to large bowl.
- In food processor, chop (each separately) by pulsing, the jicama, carrot, onion. Add to bowl with avocado mixture.
- Hand chop the tomato. Stir into avocado mixture.
- Lay the chard leaf flat. Spoon filling into one end of the leaf. Roll.
*Chef’s note: you will want to remove the center stem from the chard leaf.
Lou wrote on March 11, 2012
I love using large green leaves of all kinds for my wraps. Great idea. Yummy recipe. Thanks.
Gina wrote on March 9, 2012
Thanks, every recipe I’ve tried of yours has been a hit. I had some happy chard growing in my garden, plus lots of avocados and lemons, so this was the perfect recipe. I just made it. It tastes great. I like the jicama chunky; it gives the filling more texture.
By the way, I don’t have a high heat tolerance, and the 1/4 tsp chipotle is not too spicy at all.
Marion Holtz wrote on March 19, 2011
Thank you for including avocados in a main dish recipe!
Ciara wrote on February 15, 2011
I tried this recipe today for lunch and the taste is so delicious! The only thing I had difficulty with is wrapping the swiss chard neatly… It came out a little messy. Maybe my leaves weren’t big enough, i am not sure.
Ciara wrote on February 15, 2011
I tried this recipe for lunch today and the taste is so delicious and it was so easy.
Nae wrote on October 22, 2010
Hmmmmmm yum yum yum…making these tonight!
janet wrote on October 14, 2010
What would you suggest as a substitute spice for those of us who would prefer things less spicy than chipotle? ;>) This is gonna make a great lunch for me!
Susan wrote on October 14, 2010
You can just leave it out… 🙂
barbara wrote on October 11, 2010
I just tried this recipe for lunch. Wow!! Not only was it delicious but, it was also easy to prepare. Yum..
Paula wrote on October 9, 2010
this looks so delicious!
have a nice time!
Paula