Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Light and refreshing
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive or grape seed oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon Himalayan salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper ground
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 each bell pepper, red small diced
- 1/4 each bell pepper, green small diced
- 1/4 each bell pepper, orange, large small diced
- 1/4 each bell pepper, yellow small diced
- 1 each small onion small diced
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons Braggs Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 3 each green onions thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons sunflowers seeds, raw, unsalted
- 1 head Romaine lettuce large, for serving
- 2 tablespoons Garlic chili sauce optional
- 1/4 cup cilantro or basil leafs for garnish
- 1 tbsp sesame oil (add at the end for more flavor)
Instructions
- Season turkey with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive or grape seed oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add ground turkey and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat and set aside.
- Add onions and cook for 2 minutes, add bell peppers and garlic to the saucepan. Cook, stirring frequently, until al dente for 2 minutes.
- Stir in hoisin sauce, Braggs aminos, ginger and ground turkey until well combined. Add a touch of the sesame oil to taste.
- To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the turkey mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf. Add sunflower seeds for the crunchiness and cilantro or basil leafs for extra aroma. You can also add drops of the garlic chilli sauce for spiciness.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Even thou the flavor will change if you have picky eaters you may want to tweak the recipe a little bit by omitting the Hoisin sauce, the scallions and the cilantro.