Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Vegan Tortilla Roll ups Recipe with Dairy free Cream Cheese is a vegan, vegetarian American, Vegan appetizer made with firm tofu, lemon juice, and apple cider vinegar in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

For the Cream cheese filling:

  • 8 oz firm tofu (, lightly squeezed to remove excess flowing water, sliced, (see notes for soyfree))
  • 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dill
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

Veggies:

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped spring onion
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomato (, dry, not packed in oil)
  • 1/2 cup baby spinach or basil or other fresh herbs

Roll ups:

  • 2 large tortillas (, gluten-free if needed (see notes for recipe for my gluten-free tortillas))

Method

  1. Squeeze the tofu between paper towels to remove the excess water and slice. Add the cream cheese ingredients in a small food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Taste and adjust flavor (salt, tang, add a pinch of sugar to balance if needed)
  2. Add the peppers, onion and sun dried tomato and mix. Chill for 15 mins.
  3. Spread the mixture on 2 large tortillas, spread evenly, not more than 1/4 inch thick.
  4. Add baby spinach or fresh herbs on top. Roll the tortillas tightly, use a little cream cheese to seal the ends. Chill for atleast 2 hours so that the cream cheese can get stiff and the rolls ups can be sliced easily. Slice with a sharp serrated knife. Serve cold.
  5. These pinwheels can also be served pan-fried. Lightly dust flour on both sides and pan fry until golden and serve. (This is how hubbs ate all)

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.