Here’s an easy recipe to make for a quick lunch or a Mexican themed picnic.
“The key is to warm your tortilla in a dry frying pan (no oil) until you see the toast marks appear,” says Justine Schofield. “Once that’s done be careful not to overfill it, and prepare to wrap the soft tortillas with a couple of quick folds that would make Marie Kondo proud. A sign of success will be the ability of the tortilla to hold all those juicy ingredients in without tearing!”
Did you know traditionally, many Mexican states use mainly corn for tacos, while burritos are crafted using flour to keep them soft and pliable to prevent the tortilla from splitting when filled with ingredients? Flour burritos are actually more prevalent in the north of Mexico.
Picnic Chicken Burrito Recipe
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
● 8 La Banderita large or extra-large flour tortillas
● 2 large handfuls of mesclun salad
● 1/2 telegraph cucumber, julienned
● 1 avocado, sliced
Chicken filling
● 1 BBQ roast chicken, meat and some skin shredded, bones and fat discarded
● 200ml whole egg mayonnaise
● 2 tbs Greek-style yoghurt
● A squeeze of lemon juice
● 1 tbs. Dijon mustard
● 1/4 tsp. smoked paprika
● 2 stick celery, finely diced
● 50g walnuts, chopped
● Salt and pepper
Method:
- For the chicken filling combine all the ingredients.
- Warm the tortillas in a pan for a few seconds on each side to make it extra pliable. To
build the wrap start at the bottom half of the tortilla. Portion salad leaves between
each tortilla, followed by avocado and chicken mixture. - Fold in sides in a V-shape. Then roll and tuck in the filling. Create a small pleat fold to
ensure the filling stays in and then finally roll over to form a cylinder with the seam side
down. Eat as is or for a picnic, cut into rounds.
About La Banderita
Deliciously authentic, La Banderita is renowned for its fresh, perfectly soft restaurant quality tortillas, fajitas and tacos crafted using traditional Mexican techniques passed down through generations. Available in a variety of size and pack combinations, the product range is now available nationally in Australia in Woolworths, Harris Farm, IGA, Costco and a great number of independent specialty stores and delis.
Grab a pack of La Banderita’s deliciously authentic tortillas – 10” Burrito Grande for a BIG
burrito or our 8” Soft Taco for something more like a mini burrito! To find your local stockists
and for more Mexican recipe ideas, visit https://labanderita.tv/
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