Spicy Flats*

This tasty treat can be wrapped in foil and stuck in your bag for later snacking when you are trapped and hungry in a gluten-laden environment.  Two of these and a cup of tea = lunch.  I have smuggled Spicy Flats into the ballpark, movies and music venues.  I have also rescued hungry friends with this curious half-moon from my purse.

ingredients:

  • corn tortillas
  • 2 grated carrots (or one giant grated carrot.)
  • a 1/2 inch piece of ginger
  • half a fresh green chili, seeds removed and flesh minced.
  • cilantro (optional)
  • almond butter (I like the raw stuff, but roasted is fine also)

how to make:

  1. Grate ginger into carrot, add chili.  Chop cilantro medium-fine (I use the stems, too) and add to carrot mixture.  Stir to combine.
  2. Heat tortillas on open flame of gas burner.
  3. Smear some almond butter on one half of one side of the tortilla and sprinkle with salt (if unsalted almond butter)
  4. Put about 3 Tbls of the carrot mixture on top of the almond butter and fold tortilla over.  Eat now or wrap in foil and take it with you.  Delicious!

*Thank you to Bruce Hughes for naming Spicy Flats.

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