Flour tortilla wraps used to be one of my favorite lunches or dinners prior to going gluten free. In fact, in my college days I probably ate these at least a few times a week, mostly for lunch, stuffing them either with egg salad, grilled chicken, or a caesar salad. These were such a flexible and healthier option for a lunch or dinner. Flash forward two years and those days were long gone, as my once beloved flour tortillas, as suspected by the term flour, were chock full of gluten and strictly off limits in my new lifestyle.
Over the past few years of dining gluten free, I’ve tried a decent amount of tortillas, whether they were corn or brown rice. For me, these gluten free options were always a bit too strong in taste and brittle or rubbery in texture, unfortunately, just never fitting the bill of the soft and tender flour tortilla that could lend itself to so many different dishes. As a result, any dish involving tortillas has been absent from my gluten free diet for the past two years or so.
Thankfully, my hiatus from soft and tasty wraps has come to an end as I’ve recently discovered a wonderful contribution to the gluten free world! Udi’s has introduced the allergy free community to a gluten, dairy, soy, and nut free tortilla that both tastes and looks like the gluten filled version! Allergy free diners fitting into those categories will no longer have to abstain from tortilla consumption and drool over the soft and delicious tortillas teasing them at stores and restaurants.
They’ve produced tortillas that not only have a mild flavor that do not interrupt with the stuffings, but also a soft and tender product that reminds me of those delicious wraps that I used to enjoy only a few short years ago. Udi’s has put out two varieties of these tortillas, a large size selling in a 6 pack and a small size available in an 8 pack. Pricewise, these sell for about $4- $5, depending on store and size.
Being a huge fan of Udi’s products, I couldn’t wait to give these a try and bring back one of my favorite lunch options. I must say, yet again Udi’s did not disappoint. They’ve managed to produce a gluten free tortilla that doesn’t compromise on its taste or structural integrity. They’re soft and flexible, perfect for wrapping, after a quick 30 second warm up in the microwave.
For my first taste test of these tortillas, I decided to bring back a long forgotten Red Robin’s favorite, the crispy chicken wrap. I threw together some cobb salad staples and my favorite crispy chicken, wrapped the mixture up in a tortilla, and eagerly took a bite. Delicious! To check out my recipe for my Quick and Easy Crispy Chicken Cobb Wrap, check out my post here. All I can say is thank you to Udi’s, I can see many gluten free wraps, quesadillas, and soft tacos back in my future.
Sincerely,
Lindsay