An easy and nutritious Vegetarian Tortilla

Recipe by Lucie Elwes

Stop the presses, my daughter Lucie is in the kitchen cooking!

One of my favorite recipes is this yummy Vegetarian Tortilla. It's really easy to make and full of healthy ingredients such as egg whites, a lowfat, high-protein, low-cholesterol source of nutrition. The recipe calls for cayenne pepper which many consider to be a beneficial medicinal herb because it improves your overall circulation, rebuilds blood cells and removes toxins from the bloodstream. Zucchini is a good source of folates, potassium and Vitamin C and button mushrooms are an excellent source of selenium, several vitamins, and minerals such as copper, niacin, potassium and phosphorus.

Read more about why selenium rich foods are so good for us from the Health Suppliments Nutritional Guide.

1 cup of egg whites
6 button mushrooms, cubed
1/2 onion, cubed
1 zucchini, cubed
2 pieces of laughing cow lowfat cheese
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 whole wheat reduced fat tortillas, warmed in the oven
olive oil
pinch of salt and pepper

Heat Oven to 300 and put 2 Tortillas in a glass dish and heat for 15 mins.

Meanwhile…

In a pan, saute onion and zucchini in 1 tbsp olive oil, for 8 minutes, then add the mushrooms, a pinch of salt and pepper and ¼ tsp of cayenne pepper.

In another pan, add ¼ tsp olive oil and pour in egg whites and cheese and cook slowly on low heat until egg whites are cooked, then add ingredients from first pan and mix it all up together.

Take the tortillas out of the oven and put one on each plate, then carefully spoon the egg white mixture into each tortilla and fold over.

This goes very well with a green salad on the side.