As I mentioned recently, braised meats tend to be a fairly common dinner item in our house as of late. However, that doesn’t mean that there are leftovers, which is unfortunate. I thoroughly enjoy having wraps for lunch and find that leftover braised chicken or beef makes a great starting point for a wrap.
Last week, we had Pulled Coconut Chicken for dinner. Even with eight of us dining, we had a decent amount left. With coconut chicken in mind, I headed to the grocery store to find other fillings for my wrap. To compliment the coconut flavor, I purchased a mango to add even more tropical feel to this wrap. Not wanting the wrap to be overly sweet, I bought some arugula and a red onion to give the wrap some bite.
While this would have made a delicious cold wrap, it has become chilly here in New Hampshire, so a warm wrap-panini was in order. For me, if I’m serving the sandwich hot, it needs some cheese to deliver wonderful gooeyness. Fresh mozzarella was the perfect fit for this sandwich. I finished the sandwich with a thin layer of raspberry honey mustard, which has a nice combination of sweet and bite.
Eating this tropical wrap wasn’t quite the same as a trip to a warm destination. However, it did make me think fondly of returning to Hawaii, frozen coconut drinks by the pool, and warm weather!
*If you don’t have raspberry mustard, you can use honey mustard or combine yellow mustard with a little honey or maple syrup to provide some sweetness.
- 1 piece of flatbread or lavash bread
- 2 teaspoons raspberry honey mustard
- 1/4 cup arugula
- 1/2 cup pulled coconut chicken
- 2 tablespoons red onion, diced
- 5 (or so) slices fresh mozzarella
- 1/2 mango, peeled and sliced
- Preheat panini pan.
- Reheat chicken in microwave to aid in cooking time and melting of cheese.
- Spread mustard on center third of wrap.
- Layer arugula, chicken, mozzarella, onion, and mango on top of mustard.
- Fold one side of wrap over toppings, and fold other side of wrap on top of the other.
- Place in panini pan, and cook until golden brown.
- If necessary, flip sandwich, so that both sides are golden brown.
- Eat immediately!
