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Asian lettuce wraps
Jenn Bryant

Lettuce Wraps

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Calories: 183

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Whole White Onion
  • 1 Stalk Celery
  • 1 Large Carrot, peeled
  • 5 Broccoli Florets (about 2 cups)
  • 2 cups Baby Bella Mushrooms
  • 4 Cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1/2 lb. Ground Turkey or Chicken
  • To taste Salt and Pepper
  • 1 Head Bibb Lettuce
  • 1/4 cup Coconut Aminos
  • 2 tsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp Almond Butter
  • 1 tsp Hot sauce or 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp Freshly grated Ginger or 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • Garnish Sesame seeds, green onion, chopped red pepper, cilantro

Method
 

  1. Place onion, celery, carrot, and broccoli in a food processor and pulse 4-5 times or until well chopped.
  2. Cut mushrooms into small pieces with a sharp knife.
  3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium -high heat.  Add chopped vegetables from the food processor when skillet is hot.  Cook and stir for about 4 minutes.  Add mushrooms to the skillet and cook for 2 more minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute longer. Remove vegetable mixture from skillet into a medium sized bowl and set aside.
  4. Add ground turkey or chicken to skillet.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Cook until no longer pink (about 7-8 minutes)constantly stirring.  Add the vegetable mixture back to the skillet and cook for 1 additional minute or just until vegetables are warm.
  5. Mix all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl: ¼ cup Coconut Aminos, 2 tsp Sesame Oil, 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar, 1 Tbsp Almond Butter,1 tsp hot sauce or (1/8 tsp cayenne pepper), 2 tsp Freshly grated ginger (or ½ tsp ground ginger).
  6. Place turkey and vegetable mixture into 12 lettuce leavesarranged on a large plate.  You will useabout 3-4 Tbsp per lettuce leaf.  Spoonsauce over lettuce wraps (about 3/4 tsp per wrap).  Lastly, garnish with sesame seeds, greenonion, red bell pepper, or cilantro.