Welcome to this week’s What’s On the Menu Wednesday. I’m looking forward to the goodies all of you will be sharing.
It turned really cold again today even with the daffodils and tulip poplars in bloom. I even spotted a number of forsythia bushes bursting forth. I just may make it!
This sandwich from Nieman Marcus is a spring and summer favorite. Actually, it’s a good one any time of the year! When you try it, let me know what you think.
CALIFORNIA CHICKEN AND AVOCADO ROLLS
Serves 4
For the Honey-Mustard Dressing:
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup Dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon honey
For the chicken:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces each
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons olive oil
For the California rolls:
2 avocados, 6 to 7 ounces each, cut in half and seed removed
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4 large (12-inch) flour tortillas
1 cup alfalfa or radish sprouts
1 cup peeled and grated carrots
1 cup watercress leaves (or baby spinach or arugula leaves)
8 ounces Monterrey Jack cheese, thinly sliced
1-cup English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced
To prepare the dressing, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard and honey in a small mixing bowl. Transfer to an airtight container and set aside in the refrigerator.
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Pour the oil into a large saute pan and set over high heat. Saute the chicken for 3 minutes on the first side. Turn the chicken over, lower the heat to medium, and continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes longer or until cooked through. Remove the chicken and let cool. When cool enough to handle, thinly slice each breast. Set aside in the refrigerator.
Using a small paring knife, score the avocado flesh in a criss-cross pattern down to, but not through, the skin. Turn the avocado halves inside out and, running the paring knife along the skin, cut the cubes of avocado into a bowl. Pour in the lemon juice and gently mix with the avocados. Place a tortilla on a clean work surface and spread up to 1/4 cup of the dressing over the entire surface. Top the dressing with the 1/4 cup each of the spouts, carrots and watercress, spreading them out evenly over the tortilla. Place one-quarter of the cheese across the middle of the tortilla, and top with 1/4 cup of the cucumber and one-quarter of the avocado. Fold the bottom end of the tortilla over the filling in the middle and tightly roll up (from the bottom end) into a compact cylinder. Collect any of the filling that falls out during the rolling and simply push it back into the wrap, leaving about 1 inch of excess tortilla on either end. Trim each end of the wrap and cut the wrap in half. Repeat for the remaining wraps and serve on chilled plates.
Linked to:
Menu Plan Monday
Mouthwatering Mondays
Hunk of Meat Mondays
Tasty Tuesday
Totally Tasty Tuesday
Tuesday Night Supper Club
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday
Tuesdays At the Table
Tuesdays Tasty Tidbits
Made From Scratch Tuesday
33 shades of Green
Frugal Follies It’s A Blog Party
Your Recipe. My Kitchen.
What’s On Your Plate?
Foodie Wednesday
Works For Me Wednesday
Real Food Wednesday
Welcome Wednesday
Full Plate Thursday
Pennywise Platter Thursday
Cooking Thursdays
It’s A Keeper Thursdays
Sweet and Savory
Thrilling Thursday
Thursday Ultimate Recipe Swap
Tasty Traditions at Coupon’ Cooking
Frugal Follies Thursday
Hodgepodge Friday
Favorite Things Friday
Momtrends
The Speckled Dog
Foodie Friday
Friday Favorites at Home Sweet Home
Friday Potluck
Hop Along Friday
Fun With Food Friday
Food Trip Friday
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Frugal Fridays
Sweet Tooth Friday
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These look so delicious. I love the flavors.!!
Thank you for the invite! I love avocados… in almost anything!
Your chicken rolls look delicious, I love everything that’s in there, this will be lunch one day this week, thanks!
Thanks Debbie for being such a great host…those roll-ups look mighty tasty!
The rolls look really good and sound delicious … I’ll have to try them soon!
Thank you so much for the invite and the kind comment. I’m glad I get to see your site as well. I’m loving all the recipes 🙂 Have a great day!
I love avocado! Looks Delish! Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing and for hosting this link-up.
This looks so pretty! I’m going to have to try it, thanks!
I just bookmarked your site! I love Chicken Wraps and this one looks delicious!! I’m a new follower Happy Wednesday!! I would love for you to stop and take a look at my blog as well! Thanks!
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Looks like a great sandwhich.
this week I linked some gluten free party appetisers.. Fast, easy , and healthy,
Love your ideas! I’m your newest follower via the blog hop!
Courtney
http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/
Love your ideas! I’m your newest follower via the blog hop!
Courtney
http://courtney-theandersons.blogspot.com/
Hi Debbie. Thank you so much for commenting over on my blog. I linked up my Shredded BBQ Chicken but I think I did it wrong..lol. I typed my name in the link instead of the name of the dish. I’m a smart one, let me tell ya! 🙂
I like this ! This is yummy and healthy !
New to your blog and following, would love a follow back 🙂
XO
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Oh my gosh, these sound SO good! I always order these at restaurants and they’re my fave! Definitely need to try making them at home!
Hey Debbie,
What great recipes!
Sorry I was sick last week but I just wanted to say thank you for joining our Welcome Wednesday blog hop! We hope to see you stop by weekly and even maybe enter some of our giveaways and check out our freebies & deals! We are so happy to be new followers of your blog and can’t wait to come back! You are more than welcome to grab our special Welcome Wednesday button which will link you directly to our hop each week & that also helps spread the word about our great event!
THANKS!
Kristin & Jaime
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Take It From Me
Thanks for hosting What’s on the Menu Wednesday. This is my first time joining in 🙂 I shared my Mexican Omelette (family tested & kid approved).
Those Avocado rolls look really yummy & I just happen to have 3 avocados in my fridge.
My inlaws live in Arkansas (Jacksonville ~ just NW of Little Rock.)
Denise @ Creative Kitchen
Debbie
I love the new look of your blog!
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
Those look really good Debbie, I want some soon.
That’s a great lookin’ California Roll! I could go for one right now! 🙂
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for hosting! 😀
The Rolls look tempting..
I have linked up Penne Pasta Primavera recipe to welcome the Spring.
-Mythreyi
Yum! Yum! Yum!
Hi Debbie,
Your Chicken and Avocado Roll looks so fresh and spring like. I would really enjoy that for lunch. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and please come back!
What a great list. I’m off to check out those recipes.
Thanks for linking it with us. 🙂
That sandwich does sound absolutely delicious! Any sandwich with avocado makes me crazy happy.
Debbie,
This looks like another delicious recipe. I am in love with wraps these days.
How delicious! I love chicken with avocado! This is such a healthy recipe! 🙂 Love it.
Amy
http://utry.it
Debbie: Thanks for the heads up about Eat Arkansas. Did not expect that at all. So honored to be mentioned with you. 🙂
I think I can eat two servings! 🙂
FTF #21.
looks really delicious…thanks for sharing your recipe! have a great day! 🙂
PinayMum – Mommy’s Life Around…
oh, this is what i want for lunch! & by lunch, i mean right this instant! these wraps look so good!
i’m hosting a blog hop, too, called mangia mondays & i would love you to join!
i’m hosting a blog hop called mangia mondays & would love for you to join!
http://delightfullydowling.blogspot.com/2011/03/mangia-mondays-1-moroccan-couscous.html
Hi Debbie! Super yummy wraps! I adore the creamy smoothness of avocado with chicken! Thanks so much for sharing this with us on the hearth and soul hop! All the best! Alex
Those look so good, thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks for hosting the party. I just linked mine. My name is Marelie from http://www.cookiedropletsetcbymarelie.com
Blog hopping! I’m your new follower and would love a follow back! http://www.adeliciousobsession.com Thanks!