Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Ground turkey lettuce wraps (or lettuce cups ) feature ground turkey with ginger and garlic for appetizing game-day eats or an easy weeknight dinner that is serve-yourself. Chopped snow peas and carrots add vegetables, crunch and color. Spoon filling into crisp Romaine leaves and enjoy with a spoonful of sauce drizzled over the top. Note – do not add salt to this dish as tamari, even low sodium, is salty enough.
Servings: 4
Calories: 295kcal
Ingredients
Dipping Sauce
- ⅓ cup low-sodium tamari or soy sauce sub coconut aminos
- 2 teaspoons ginger puree from a jar, or fresh finely grated
- 2 tablespoons Mirin Japanese cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ tablespoon mild honey
- pinch of red pepper flakes optional
Turkey Filling
- 4 ounces snow peas 1 huge handful
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- ½ cup grated or chopped carrot
- 1 ½ tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons organic ginger puree or fresh finely grated
- 3-4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 ¼ pounds ground turkey 10%-15% fat
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium tamari wheat-free soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1-2 pinches crushed red pepper
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 3 hearts of Romaine or butter lettuce, iceberg head
- 1 tablespoon Black and white sesame seeds for garnish optional
Instructions
- Place sauce ingredients in a jar and shake to combine. Reserve for serving. Thinly slice snow peas crosswise, chop your onion and grate carrot
- Heat coconut oil in a large fry or sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion, snow peas and carrots to the pan and cook, stirring, until vegetables are soft. Add the ginger and garlic and cook 1 minute. Add ground turkey to the pan and cook until no longer pink, breaking it up with a wooden spatula or spoon, about 10 minutes.
- Add tamari, black and red pepper, and green onion. Stir together and serve in trimmed lettuce leaves. Drizzle with a little of the sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional). You can also serve them family style by placing the meat in a bowl along side of a plat4e of stacked lettuce leaves.
Notes
If you're using iceberg lettuce or butter lettuce, cut off the root end and carefully separate leaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1064mg | Potassium: 739mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3110IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg