{
 "@context": "https://schema.org",
 "@type": "Recipe",
 "author": {
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "asharedpalate.com"
 },
 "name": "Collard Leaf Wraps with White Bean Spread and Brown Rice",
 "description": "Blanched collard leaves rolled around a lemony white bean spread, brown rice, grated carrot, red cabbage, avocado and pumpkin seeds, a lunch to eat within 2 hours of leaving the refrigerator, or carried cold.",
 "recipeCategory": [
  "Lunch"
 ],
 "recipeYield": "4 servings",
 "totalTime": "PT40M",
 "recipeIngredient": [
  "8 large collard leaves (enough to make 4 cups / 144 g chopped), thick stem ends trimmed",
  "2 cups (358 g) cooked white beans, no-salt-added cannellini, drained and rinsed (about 1⅓ drained 15-oz cans)",
  "2 tbsp (27 g) olive oil",
  "3 tbsp (45.8 g) lemon juice, for the spread",
  "2 tsp (2 g) dried dill",
  "½ tsp (1.55 g) garlic powder",
  "¼ tsp (0.6 g) black pepper",
  "½ tsp (3 g) salt",
  "3 tbsp cold water, for the spread",
  "2 cups (390 g) cooked brown rice, cooked in unsalted water and cooled",
  "2 cups (220 g) grated carrot",
  "2 cups (140 g) shredded red cabbage",
  "1 tbsp (15.3 g) lemon juice, for the cabbage",
  "1 avocado (201 g), pitted, peeled and cut in 8 strips",
  "¼ cup (29.5 g) unsalted roasted pumpkin seeds",
  "Water for blanching and for the ice bath"
 ],
 "recipeInstructions": [
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Put a wide pot of water on to boil. Set a large bowl of ice water and a clean towel beside the stove. Trim the thick stem end off each leaf, then slice the rib down thin so the leaf lies flat."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Make the spread: blend the beans, olive oil, 3 tbsp lemon juice, dill, garlic powder, pepper, salt and 3 tbsp cold water for about 1 minute, until smooth and thick enough to hold a spoon. It makes about 2 cups."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Toss the cabbage with 1 tbsp lemon juice in a bowl and leave it while you do the leaves."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Blanch the collard leaves two or three at a time: hold each under the boiling water for 30 seconds, until bright green and bendy. Lift it into the ice water for 30 seconds, then lay it on the towel and pat both sides dry."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Lay a leaf rib side up with the stem end toward you. Spread about ¼ cup of the bean spread over the lower third. Add ¼ cup of rice, ¼ cup of carrot, ¼ cup of the cabbage, one avocado strip and 1½ tsp of pumpkin seeds, all in a line along the spread."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "Fold the stem end up over the filling, fold the two sides in, and roll away from you until the seam is on the bottom. Make the other seven the same way. Cut each in half on the slant."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "To carry them: wrap each wrap in parchment and pack them in a cooler with plenty of ice or frozen gel packs, cold from the refrigerator (USDA FSIS). Eat within 2 hours of taking them out of the refrigerator, or within 1 hour if it is above 90 °F outside (CDC); after that, throw them away."
  },
  {
   "@type": "HowToStep",
   "text": "At home, keep unrolled parts apart: the spread, rice, carrot and cabbage in covered containers in the refrigerator up to 3 days (our kitchen practice; we hold no published source for it yet). Blanch and roll the morning you eat them."
  }
 ],
 "nutrition": {
  "@type": "NutritionInformation",
  "servingSize": "1 of 4",
  "calories": "467 kcal",
  "proteinContent": "16.5 g",
  "carbohydrateContent": "62.3 g",
  "fatContent": "19.3 g",
  "saturatedFatContent": "2.9 g",
  "sugarContent": "at least 5.2 g (2 rows carry no value)",
  "sodiumContent": "357 mg",
  "fiberContent": "15.1 g"
 },
 "image": "https://asharedpalate.com/assets/scenes/collard-wraps.jpg",
 "imageAlt": "Collard leaves rolled around white bean spread, brown rice, grated carrot, red cabbage, avocado and pumpkin seeds, cut in half on the slant, on a plate",
 "url": "https://asharedpalate.com/collard-wraps"
}
