Use collard greens as a low carb and nutrient packed wrap! These Turkey Collard Wraps are customizable to your liking and paleo and Whole30 approved!
Check out the video to see how easy they come together!
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If you follow me on Instagram, you know I love a good collard wrap. I usually have one at least once a week #wrapitupwednesday. Even though I change it up every week, I figured it was about time I get a simple recipe for one on the blog. Funny thing is, this isn’t my first collard wrap on the blog – I have a breakfast burrito one that was one of my first recipes a couple years ago. Funny how it all comes back around.
The thing I love most about these collard wraps – besides the fact that you are getting in more veggies with the actual wrap – is how customizable there are. While I definitely have my favorite things to stuff in them, you can really add whatever you want and it will be good. It mostly comes down to what I have in my fridge. I’ve gone as random as smoked salmon, egg whites, rice, goat cheese, cucumber, and salsa in one (clearly I needed to go grocery shopping) and it was still bomb.
This turkey collard is packed with lean protein and veggies, which keeps it low carb. If you don’t like an ingredient listed, feel free to stuff whatever you have on hand in there. Some of my favorite things to use are beets, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, avocado, fried egg, and sprouts. The sprouts give the wrap some volume plus they give you some extra vitamins and minerals! Honestly whatever you put in there will work. I promise. I am known for some weird food combos, but I won’t lead you wrong. Just trust your gut…or whatever you fridge has on hand. Either one works.
I usually pair these with some carbs and fats since by itself, the wrap is low in both of those. If you aren’t on a Whole30 and eat grains, I love stuffing some quinoa or rice in them as well. I have even thrown sweet potatoes in too!
A lot of you guys have questions about how to wrap them, so I figured I would make a video of me doing it. It definitely takes a little practice, but once you do it a few times it’s pretty easy. The key is using toothpicks. It helps hold it all together. Just make sure you take them out when you are eating 🙂
PS – what is a sandwich without chips? If you are not doing the Whole30, stuff some chips in there! It makes are a good crunch and you feel like a kid again.
Make sure to check out the video at the top of the page to see how easy this recipe comes together!
Whole30 Turkey Collard Wraps
ingredients
- 4 collard green leaves, stems removed
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced (50 grams)
- 1 small cooked beet, thinly sliced (70 grams)
- 1/4 bell pepper, thinly sliced (50 grams)
- 3-4 pieces roast turkey breast (about 70 grams)
- 1/2 cup sprouts
- salt and pepper, to taste
instructions
- Lay collard leaves down on a flat surface. Layer so that two of them are on slightly on top of each other (stems overlapping) and the third in the middle above them. It should look like a big tortilla - see video above.
- Add ingredients in the order listed, laying on top of each other like you would building a wrap/burrito. Once everything is added, place the last collard leaf on top - this helps hold everything in place. Start to roll the the collard greens like you would a burrito - fold in the outside ends and roll going away from yourself. Be careful to make sure nothing comes out.
- Pin with a few toothpicks to hold in place and cut in half.
- Enjoy!
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kell i so appreciate the video showing how you roll one of these dang things up neatly. i made collard wraps for chris & myself last week for a healthy dinner and it was a hot mess!! turns out i don’t think i used enough leaves…going to try again now!! xx
Haha! The leaves and the toothpicks are so key! I can’t get Michael on the collard wrap train yet, that guys tortillas too much haha.
I’ve never had collared greens before. The next time I go to Sprouts I need to get some cause these wraps look so fun.
I love making them! It adds a fun twist to your regular tortilla. Let me know if you like them, I know some people find them bitter tasting.