Roast Beef Roll-Ups

The Recipe's Story

My husband takes a sandwich to work every day. He works evening into the night and stores are not open nor is there an easy way to heat up leftovers. Thus, we are left with the handy sandwich which was thought to be invented by  John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This Englishman was said to have been a gambler who was so focused (or addicted) to gambling he did not want to stop to eat. He instructed a cook to prepare his food in such a way that it would not interfere with his game. The cook presented him with sliced meat between two pieces of toast and thus the sandwich was invented. I have also read that a sandwich came from some smart farmer wife who wanted to send her husband to work in the fields with an easy to eat meal. Either way my husband takes a sandwich and after six years I needed to find a few new recipes or ideas to mix up the standard tuna or turkey. This recipe was developed with leftovers from a roast beef and and little experimentation from a restaurant wrap I had.

We use a mesa tortilla because my husband prefers them but whole wheat can be used for added whole grain health benefits. Spinach is used as a green containing vitamin C, A, K, and E, beta-carotene, manganese, zinc and selenium. Spinach is also a great dietary fiber. Sour cream and cheese contain calcium and the roast beef  is a great source of protein, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, B6, vitamin E, iron, zinc and magnesium. As a sandwich goes, this one is unique, flavorful, and rolls up a lot of healthy benefits.

Roast Beef Roll-Ups

4 oz light sour cream

2 T horseradish

4 large tortillas

1 bunch of spinach, washed with steams removed

8 oz. of thinly sliced deli roast beef (try Applegate for a nitrate free great taste)

4 oz. of thinly sliced Cheddar cheese

1. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and the horseradish. Spread evenly over each of the four tortillas.

2. Layer the tortillas first with the roast beef, then cheese and lastly the spinach (keeping the spinach away from the sour cream will keep it crisp and fresh). Roll up the wrap and secure with a toothpick.

Servings: 4

Calories:419 per serving