Mushroom Spinach Tofu Wrap Recipe | Elephantastic Vegan (2024)

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What are vegan wraps made of? ›

Ingredients For Vegan Wrap

A colorful array of vegetables like spinach, cucumber, carrots, and red cabbage are at the heart of every great vegan wrap recipe. But beyond just veggies, consider tofu, a versatile plant-based protein that can be seasoned in various ways.

Extra-firm tofu is versatile, whether pan-frying, stir-frying, grilling, or baking. It's a great option for getting crispy tofu. Super-firm tofu is best option for grilling, or where you need the tofu to remain very compact and dense.

Generally, tortillas are suitable for vegan diets, often made from ingredients such as wheat flour, corn, water, vegetable oil, and salt. However, some brands may include non-vegan additives like glycerin or vitamin D, and traditional recipes might use lard. Consumers should inspect labels carefully.

Are wraps vegan? Yes, tortilla wraps are completely vegan-friendly. They're made from either wheat or corn flour, vegetable oil and salt. There was a stretch of time where lard was often included for mass production purposes, but thankfully for those of us on a plant-based diet, this is no longer in practice.

Incorporating tofu into your daily meals and snacks can bring several health benefits. Those benefits include brain health promotion, ease of menopause symptoms, and heart disease prevention. However, eating tofu has some risks, as it might lead to digestive issues or interact with certain medications like MAOIs.

Soft silken tofu would be my choice for blending into desserts or slicing into miso soup, but if you're serving it as a main dish or topping it onto bowls, extra-firm is what you'll need. It has a heartier, denser texture and less water content than other types of tofu.

Use all your senses to tell if a food has gone bad by looking, touching and smelling the tofu. Spoiled tofu tends to have a darker color of tan or even brown. Mold may form on the surface or you may see discoloration. Tofu that has gone bad also tends to be slimy and have a sour or rotten odor – fresh tofu has no odor.

Corn or wheat flour

Whether you're eating a corn flour tortilla or a wheat flour tortilla, both are grain-based ingredients that are vegan. Masa harina is the specialty corn flour used in tortilla-making - it is treated with lime water, then hulled and ground with no animal products used in the process.

Flour + salt + oil = a delicious tortilla wrap. Quick and easy too.

Chia seeds

Similar to flax seeds, chia seeds can be mixed with water and left to thicken, creating what is commonly called a chia egg. The gel-like texture of a chia egg makes this a brilliant binder.

What makes a hemp wrap vegan? ›

Each wrap is made from Canadian-grown hemp that's vegan and grown without GMOs, pesticides, or other harmful chemicals. The wraps are free not just from nicotine and tobacco but also from bleach and chlorine as well!