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Lettuce Leaf Sandwiches

The BLT Corn Salad Wraps are Healthy Alternatives

— December 7, 2012 — Lifestyle
Joy the Baker's BLT Corn Salad Wraps provide a healthy alternative to standard sandwiches. Instead of using slices of break or tortilla wraps, she enfolds the ingredients in lettuce leafs, creating a type of handheld salad.

Joy charred ears of corn for the Salad Wraps. Although many would place the vegetable in the oven, she burnt it slightly on her stove top, crackling the kernels until they turned light brown. She then mixed together ground avocado, green onions, lime and burnt bits of bacon in a single bowl. Dashes of chilli powder and paprika were sprinkled over the top prior to her dropping generous spoon fulls of the chunky sauce into the thin green sheets.
Trend Themes
1. Healthy Handheld Meals - The trend of creating handheld meals using lettuce leaves presents an opportunity for innovative and healthy alternatives to traditional sandwiches.
2. Charring Vegetables - Charring vegetables like corn on the stove top instead of baking in the oven is a disruptive innovation opportunity that can add unique flavors and textures to dishes.
3. Creative Salad Wraps - The emergence of creative salad wraps, such as the BLT Corn Salad Wraps, offers a chance for businesses to experiment with new ingredient combinations and presentation styles.
Industry Implications
1. Healthy Food Delivery - The trend of lettuce leaf sandwiches and healthy handheld meals opens up opportunities for businesses in the healthy food delivery industry to offer convenient and nutritious options to customers.
2. Kitchen Appliances - The trend of charring vegetables on the stove top creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for kitchen appliance manufacturers to develop specialized equipment that enhances the charring process and makes it easier for home cooks.
3. Catering and Event Planning - The rise of creative salad wraps provides catering and event planning companies with a chance to create unique and visually appealing menu options that stand out and cater to health-conscious individuals.
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