My husband has been in school for the past 6 1/2 years. Just this week he finished. It’s the most unbelievable feeling for me, even though it is his accomplishment. He was doing the work and getting the straight A’s, while I was home taking care of our home. Not only will he have more time to himself, but he will also have more time to spend with us without reports and finals on his mind. Because of this huge occasion, we hosted a little get together with his classmates. We wanted it to be the one last hurrah to get his class together before they were to take the next steps in their lives.

I had many meal ideas planned out in my head for this event when my husband informed me that two of his classmates were vegetarian. It was not a big deal until I realized the majority of the dishes I was thinking of, were made of chicken and meat. I had to come up with something that was filling and tasty. I wanted to make something that also resembled the other foods I was making so as not to single anyone out. One of the dishes I made were a variety of wraps. So I figured one of the variety could be vegetarian. But then I had to think of what to fill the wrap with. I wanted it to be hot and have the same tasty flavors as some of the other wraps. And so I came up with this spinach vegetarian wrap.

Serves 4

Ingredients:
4 large flour tortillas
3 tbl. Olive oil
3-4 cloves garlic
5 white button mushrooms
1 bag fresh baby spinach
Schwarma spice + a little olive oil
2 roma tomatoes
1 avocado
thousand island dressing

Directions:
Heat up the olive oil in a medium sized frying pan on a medium flame. Chop the garlic and add to the pan. Saute till you smell the garlic or when it begins to sizzle. Slice the mushrooms and add to the garlic. Saute until mushrooms absorb a lot of the oil. Then add the bag of spinach a little at a time. Cook all together in an open pan until spinach begins to wilt. It should not become too soggy. Remove from heat. Take 1 1/2 tbl. of the shwarma spice and add to a little bit of olive oil until becomes thick. Pour over the spinach and mix until it’s entirely covered. Chop the roma tomatoes and avocado and pour thousand island on top until mixture is covered. Take flour tortillas and put a little of the spinach mixture onto the bottom middle. Pour tomato and avocado mixture on top. Roll it together like a burrito. Slice in half and serve hot or room temperature.

~ Recipe submitted by Becky Brownstein of Spits & Giggles

I am a big fan of Tuna and love the addition of Avocado with it, whether it’s in a sandwich or sushi roll!

Ingredients:

- Whole Wheat Pita
- Tuna, already prepared
- Lettuce
- Avocado, cut into slices

Directions:

Take the pita and cut a slit into it. Stuff the pita with Tuna and the Avocado slices and top with the lettuce.

~ Recipe submitted by Nina Safar

Ingredients:

Frozen Pastry Dough

Cold cuts of your choice (turkey and salami work well!)

Mustard or your choice of toppings

Directions:

Lay out sheet of frozen puff pastry dough on a greased cookie sheet.

Wait for it to be defrosted enough to roll but not too mushy.

Spread mustard over entire sheet of dough.

Layer deli slices.

You’ll need a total of 12 slices- start wtih 4 red then 4 white on top and 4 red again. (Any type works but of course the more expensive meats are much tastier

Roll it up!

Brush with egg and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

Bake on 350 for 55 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.

Goes great with a hot cholent on shabbos day!

~ Recipe submitted by Chanel Lipskier

Ingredients:

Toasted sliced bread
olive oil
tomatos
white onions
salt, pepper & oregano to taste

Directions:

Dice the tomatoes and onions. Mix together with some olive oil. Add the salt, pepper and oregano. Then place small amounts on top of the toasted sliced bread.

~ Recipe submitted by Matteo Bistrussu

For the chicken, sprinkle your favorite spices or bbq sauce and broil for about 8 minutes on each side on the lower rack. Allow chicken to cool and slice. 

Honey Mustard Dressing: 
1/2 cup mayo 
1/4 cup honey 
1/4 cup mustard 
(will be more than enough for a few wraps, you can halve the recipe if you want) 

Layer ingredients in the center of the wrap, starting with the dressing, lettuce, tomato, avocado and chicken. Roll up (it’s a good idea to use wax paper as it holds it together nicely) and serve.

~ Recipe submitted by Chanie Apfelbaum