by Jennifer Cannon

Created on: July 06, 2008

One of my best original recipes was born one morning in the shower, almost eight years ago. At the time, I was working in a busy real estate office as a Transaction Coordinator. I sat in a room with four fun ladies, who all loved to cook and share recipes with one another. It was a hot summer and I had been thinking about putting a new twist on my tuna salad. I told my friend Jodi not to bring her lunch the next day because I was going to bring her something new to try. The next day at lunch I presented my new invention, my spin on a tuna wrap sandwich. She loved it so much that she convinced me to start selling them every Thursday during our lunch hour in the office. Pretty soon there was an actual buzz' about my tuna wraps around the office! Agents were calling me on Tuesday to make sure I had their names down for a wrap (sometimes two or three) on Thursday! In a few months I sold enough Jen's Tasty Tuna Wraps to buy my wedding dress. I hope you will try them and love them too. The following recipe will make four wraps.

INGREDIENTS

2 cans fancy albacore tuna in water
2 tbsp. Regular or light mayo (your choice)
4 scallions, chopped
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds
2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
El Torito Cilantro Pepita Caesar Salad Dressing*
4 10" flour tortillas
1 lime, sliced in quarters

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing bowl combine tuna, mayo, scallions, pepper, and almonds. Place two good tablespoons of the tuna mixture in the middle of the flour tortilla and, using a fork and your fingers, shape into a rectangle. Add a sprinkle of cilantro across the tuna and then drizzle a tablespoon or so of dressing over the top. Top with a handful of chopped romaine. To fold, bring the bottom edge of the tortilla over the top first, then fold in the sides and roll once. Slice on a diagonal and serve with a wedge of lime it's a must squeeze!

*If you cannot find the salad dressing in your local market, you can easily locate a recipe for it online. It's easy to make and essential to creating the original taste of this wrap.

Enjoy!

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