Collard Wraps with Carrot Hummus

Sneak more veggies into your lunch with these addictive collard green wraps! The crisp leaves surround a creamy, bright spiced carrot hummus.

collard green wraps with carrot hummus

Put down those tortillas, this year is the year of collard green wraps! Ok, I’m totally kidding. I could never give up tortillas, and I wouldn’t expect you to either. But in the spirit of all things lighter and brighter, we’re wrapping things up in leafy greens…

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In order to make collard green wraps exciting, a punchy, flavorful filling is a must. I had these pretty red carrots, which made me think of this Harissa Carrot Hummus recipe I had recently seen from Aida Mollenkamp. I took a few liberties, (mostly because I was too lazy to go look up the actual recipe). Among other things, I pan-roasted my carrots to add a slightly smoky flavor and squeezed in some orange for a nice bright kick.

collard wraps with carrot hummus

Feel free to play around with the rest of the filling. I added chickpeas, millet, shaved carrots, cabbage, and a big sprinkling of hemp seeds. Wrap it all up like a taco and enjoy for lunch or a light dinner!

Want more healthy lunch ideas? Try this kale salad or this noodle bowl, or check out this post for my favorite lunch-packing tips!


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Collard Wraps with Carrot Hummus

 
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Carrot Hummus recipe inspired by AidaMollenkamp.com
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
Carrot hummus: (makes about 1½ cups)
  • ½ teaspoon coconut oil
  • 3 small carrots
  • 2 medium (unpeeled) garlic cloves
  • 2 teaspoons harissa seasoning (ground)
  • 1 cup chickpeas (cooked and drained)
  • Juice of 1 small lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
  • Juice of ½ an orange (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 2-4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • More harissa, to taste
  • Sea salt, to taste
Collard wraps:
  • 4 collard leaves
  • Carrot hummus (from above)
  • 1 cup cooked millet
  • ½ cup chickpeas
  • 2 carrots, shaved into ribbons
  • Sliced red cabbage (or red cabbage slaw)
  • Sprinkle of hemp seeds (I like Happy Hemp)
Instructions
  1. For the carrot hummus: Heat coconut oil in a medium skillet, add carrots, garlic cloves, and a pinch of salt. Cook, rotating occasionally, until the outsides begin to char, about 8-10 minutes. Remove the garlic if it starts to burn. Add the harissa seasoning and let the carrots cook for just a minute longer. Remove from pan and let cool slightly. Peel the garlic.
  2. Chop carrots into 1-inch pieces (it's ok if they're a little raw in the middle). Add the carrots, garlic, chickpeas, lemon juice and orange juice to your high speed blender or food processor. Puree, drizzling in the olive oil as you blend. (Note, I used a Vitamix to get mine really smooth. Yours might be a chunkier texture if you use a food processor).
  3. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Chill until ready to use.
  4. For the wraps: Trim off the coarse part of the stem. (Note: my leaves here were on the small side, if yours are bigger, slice more of the tough stem off).
  5. Optional step: blanch the leaves in boiling water for just a second, then transfer to ice water. Let them dry before assembling. (Recommended if your leaves are large and coarse).
  6. Assemble each wrap with a scoop of the carrot hummus, the millet, chickpeas, carrot ribbons, cabbage, and hemp seeds. Eat like a taco!
Notes
If your leaves are larger, you may want to wrap it up and tuck the edges like a burrito.

If you don't have harissa, sub in other spices such as cumin, coriander, chile flakes and/or smoked paprika.

For a quick red cabbage slaw: thinly slice red cabbage, splash with sherry vinegar and a pinch of salt and let sit for at least 15 minutes.

 

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  1. Dr. Cowan's Garden
    08.02.2018

    Thanks for the adding some amazing ways to eat more vegetables. You know eating a variety of green vegetables are most important. These wraps are amazing! What a delightful summer dish. Such a healthy meal. Since the collards are thick great for holding the other ingredients together, Thanks for this recipe. I might use it as a healthy appetizer for dinner parties.

  2. Wow, this article is pleasant, my sister is analyzing these
    kinds of things, so I am going to tell her.

  3. ball from fostermeprofiles.com
    01.24.2014

    Thank you for share.I like eat carrot very must.carrot make a healthy.

  4. Freddi from thepetitkitchen.com
    01.15.2014

    I love this as it makes super healthy food look so cute and pretty! Will definitely be trying it.

    • jeanine
      01.15.2014

      Thanks Freddi! I try 🙂

  5. I love your use of millet. I’m not 100% gluten free, but try to avoid it/branch out as much as I can, I’m definitely going to try this recipe. I don’t have millet very often and would like to incorporate it in some more meals. Thanks for sharing, ps. I love your photos!

    • jeanine
      01.15.2014

      Hi Lisa, thanks! I’m not gluten free either, I just love millet because it tastes so good!

  6. mrsnumbles
    01.09.2014

    These look lovely – the hubby and are trying to eat more seasonally so this should be perfect for lunch! Time to scour the weekend farmer’s market to see if they have collard leaves – most supermarkets in London don’t carry them whole.

    • jeanine
      01.10.2014

      hope you like! Big chard leaves would also work – we just happen to have TONS of collards around here at the moment 🙂

  7. Sonja from acouplecooks.com
    01.08.2014

    I love this idea! We’ve tried wraps with other leaves before, but many times they fall apart. I’ve never thought of trying collards! Looks so bright and beautiful.

  8. Happy 2014, Jeanine! I love that my hummus inspired such a delicious-sounding recipe. But, yes, I will *never* be able to give up tortillas permanently so I’m glad we’re on the same page!

  9. Dearna from tohercore.com
    01.04.2014

    These look beautiful! Collard greens are very hard to come by where I live in Australia, do you have any suggestions of what else I may be able to use? (Other than a flour tortilla – although no doubt it would work great that way too!)

      • Thanks Jeanine 🙂 I had chard and cos lettuce in my garden which both worked really well. I also had flat kale but unfortunately some little insects have taken a liking to the kale and they are incredibly hole-y and not capable of holding fillings without it dribbling out all over the place! Thanks for the suggestion and the recipe – that hommus is amazing 🙂

        • jeanine
          01.07.2014

          You’re welcome – so sad about the hole-ey kale, glad you enjoyed it with the chard!

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