Vegan Waldorf Salad Wrap

One of the places people have the most trouble when trying eat better is lunch. I can totally relate. Not being a morning person the last thing I want to worry about is creating a culinary masterpiece to take to work. Besides, there are more important jobs like making sure the kid’s sorted for his day and de-zombifying myself (told you, not a morning person 🙂 ). That’s where my Vegan Waldorf Salad Wrap comes in handy. Each component is easy to prep ahead of time and keeps well in the fridge. A delicious and satisfying lunch in a pinch for several days in a row. Done and done. ✔

Now, I’m not really a fan of the sandwich but I do love me a wrap for lunch. Maybe it’s because with a wrap the filling’s the hero not the bread. Plus there’s so much variety these days. I use these delicious Barley Wraps I found at my local supermarket. The density of the barley works really well with the crunchy brightness of the salad but – you do you. Any kind of wrap would work here really.

This Vegan Waldorf Salad Wrap really is super delicious and packs a nutritious punch thanks to:

Chickpeas and walnuts for protein and substance
Fresh crisp celery
The subtly sweet Pink Lady apple and,
Peppery baby rocket (arugula) leaves

Perfect for a picnic or packed lunch, this wrap is a little outside the box but all the way yum! But don’t just take my word for it. Give it a go this week and leave me a note in the comments below. Otherwise you can give me your feedback over on my Instagram or just say Hi, I’d love to hear from you.

Makes around 4 wraps

4 pieces of wrap bread of your choice (I use a barley wrap here)

2 cups baby rocket leaves (arugula)

1 pink lady apple (washed, cored, and thinly sliced)

Vegan Waldorf Salad

1 tin chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

2 sticks of celery (washed, top and tailed, and sliced)

1/2 cup walnuts (roughly chopped)

Dressing

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tbs tahini

1 tsp maple syrup

1 small clove garlic (minced)

salt and pepper to taste

Method:

First make your dressing – put your apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper into a small glass jar. Mix together using a small whisk or you could pop the lid on the jar and give it a good shake. Now taste for seasoning, if you’re happy with it add the tahini and give it another mix. Adding the tahini right at the end leaves you with a lovely creamy dressing. Set aside.
Waldorf Salad – combine your chickpeas, celery, and walnuts in a bowl. Pour over the dressing and gently mix until all the ingredients are coated.
To make your wrap – on a piece of grease-proof paper lay your wrap bread, followed by the thinly sliced apple, Vegan Waldorf Salad, and finally the baby rocket leaves. Take the end of the wrap closest to you and fold it over the filling. Fold the wrap again away from you so you’re left with a large cylindrical shape. Fold the grease-proof paper on each end and tuck it under. You can either leave it like this or cut your wrap in half.