Crabby Tortilla-wrap With 3-cheese Filling

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (10 count) package 10 inch whole wheat tortillas
• 1 (8 ounce) package crab or 1 (8 ounce) package imitation crabmeat
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (powdered)
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce (your flavour preference)
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, coarse chopped
• 0.5 (9 ounce) package fresh spinach, stems removed
• 2 fresh roma tomatoes, skinned and chopped (any size)
• 1 medium length fresh carrot, grated
• 1 green bell pepper, roasted
• 1 sweet red pepper, roasted
• 1 yellow sweet pepper, roasted
• 6 -8 pitted black olives, coarse-chopped
• 6 -8 pitted green olives, coarse-chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 3 -4 fresh green onions, coarse chopped
• 2 -3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup extra old cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 cut the tops off the green, red, and yellow peppers.
• 3 place peppers on a shallow pan in the oven and roast until the skin begins to bubble and separates from the flesh- about 15 minutes.
• 4 turn frequently to allow all sides to roast.
• 5 remove from the oven and let cool.
• 6 peel the peppers, make one slit in the peppers to open.
• 7 remove and discard the seeds.
• 8 coarse-chop the roasted peppers and set aside.
• 9 this is the only time you will use your oven.
• 10 cheddar cheese: shred cheese and set aside in a separate bowl.
• 11 ricotta cheese mixture: wash the spinach leaves well; remove and discard the stems from the spinach.
• 12 do not dry spinach.
• 13 place in a saucepan on the stove over medium heat.
• 14 there should be sufficient water left on the leaves, to cook the spinach until it wilts; additional water may be added if you feel it necessary.
• 15 remove cooked spinach from pot and place in a colander over a bowl, to drain.
• 16 squeeze any excess water from the spinach.
• 17 chop the spinach finely.
• 18 mix well with ricotta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, and set aside.
• 19 crab meat mixture: in a large skillet, heat, the olive oil over medium heat.
• 20 saute crab meat, and chopped green onions. remove from heat and set aside.
• 21 tomato mixture: to the pan add: skinned and chopped roma tomatoes; grated fresh carrot, black and green olives, celery, tabasco, cayenne and salt.
• 22 mix well and cook, 5- 7 minutes; just long enough to heat the ingredients though.
• 23 remove from heat and let it cool.
• 24 in a mixing bowl: add ricotta cheese mixture, crab meat mixture, tomato mixture; and fresh cilantro; turn over a few times to mix the ingredients.
• 25 scoop onto tortillas, make tidy pockets by folding bottom up and then the two side inches.
• 26 top with the shredded cheese.
• 27 serve with beverage of your choice.