A friend was over for the weekend and we spent hours trying to decide what to make for dinner. We opened the refrigerator and cluelessly stood there staring at what we had but yet not being able to decide. We saw a whole bunch of fresh basil and tons of garlic, so thought we should make pesto. Then we thought we should make pesto pizza with goat cheese. We didn’t have any goat cheese on hand so we decided to make pesto and eggplant panini. Then we realized we didn’t have any bread for the panini on hand. So instead of running to the store and getting the missing ingredients, we challenged ourselves to make a delicious dinner out of the few things we had on hand. With some veggies, pesto, paneer cubes and tortillas, I thought of making paneer pesto wraps.
This wrap was a cross between Indian paneer tikka stuffed Kati Rolls and an Italian roasted eggplant panini. And then the friend suggested to spice up the wrap with some sriracha sauce… and that totally hit the spot!
For the Marinated Paneer
1 cup – sliced paneer (cottage cheese)
1 recipe – homemade pesto
For the Roasted Veggies
1 – green bell pepper/colored peppers, cut into thin strips
2 – zucchinis OR 1 medium – eggplant, sliced
3 cloves – garlic, sliced (optional)
2 teaspoons – olive oil
salt & black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon – fresh/dried rosemary
For the Caramalized Onions
1 tablespoon – olive oil
1 medium – onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon – sugar
salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon – fresh/dried rosemary
To Assemble the Wrap
8 – whole wheat tortillas
Marinated paneer
Roasted Veggies
Caramelized onions
Fresh mozzarella to your liking, sliced/any other kind of cheese that melts well
To serve – sriracha sauce (optional)
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