Vegan Crunchwraps

Vegan Crunchwraps

75 min
8 servings

We updated a fast food favorite to be totally vegan and completely irresistible with creamy vegan queso and meaty lentils.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c. cooked green lentils (from about 1 cup dried) 
  • 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
  • Kosher salt
  • 8 large flour tortillas
  • Chipotle Vegan Queso  
  • 8 tostada shells
  • Guacamole
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Quartered cherry tomatoes
  • Vegetable oil, for pan

Directions

  1. 1

    Make lentil filling: In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook until soft, 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add tomato paste and chipotle pepper, and cook, mashing pepper with a wooden spoon, until tomato paste has darkened slightly, 2 minutes. Add cumin and coriander and season with salt. Add lentils and ¼ cup cold water. Stir to combine, then cook, stirring and mashing some of the lentils occasionally, until lentils are heated through and partially mashed, and no liquid remains, about 5 minutes. Add more water a tablespoon at a time if skillet becomes dry.

  2. 2

    Build crunchy wraps: Add a scoop of spiced lentils to the center of each flour tortilla, leaving a generous border clear for folding. Drizzle with chipotle queso, then top with a tostada shell. Spread tostada shell with an even layer of guacamole, then scatter lettuce and tomato on top.

  3. 3

    Tightly fold edges of large tortilla toward the center, creating pleats. Carefully invert crunchy wraps so pleats are on the bottom and they stay together.

  4. 4

    Heat a thin layer of oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.  Once the oil is shimmering, add one crunchy wrap at a time, seam-side down, and cook until golden, 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining crunchy wraps.