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Spicy Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Spicy Turkey Lettuce Wraps with Pickled Cucumber Salad

This dish summons all the very best best that Thai takeout has to offer. Ground turkey is sautéed with onions, garlic, serrano chili, and a drizzle of tamari, to create deep savory notes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 2
Calories 340 kcal

Equipment

  • medium skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lime
  • 10 oz pkg ground turkey
  • ½ oz tamari
  • 1 serrano chile
  • 1 medium yellow onion use half
  • 1 head bibb lettuce
  • garlic use 1 large clove
  • ¼ oz fresh mint
  • 1 cucumber
  • kosher salt & ground pepper
  • neutral oil
  • sugar
  • white wine vinegar or redwine vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Pickle cucumbers: Halve cucumber (peel, if desired), then thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. Pick and coarsely chop mint leaves, discarding stems. In a medium bowl, toss to combine cucumbers, half of the chopped mint, 1 tablespoon vinegar and a pinch each of salt and sugar. Let marinate until ready to serve.
  • Prep ingredients: Finely chop 1 teaspoon garlic. Rinse and gently pat dry 6 lettuce leaves; wrap in a damp towel until step 6. Finely chop half of the onion (save rest for own use). Finely chop 1 teaspoon of the serrano pepper (save rest).
  • Prep sauce: In a small bowl, whisk to combine tamari, ¼ cup water, 2 teaspoons vinegar, and ¼ teaspoon sugar. Reserve for step 5.
  • Sauté turkey: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add chopped onions, chopped garlic, and serrano pepper; cook, stirring, until fragrant and onions are slightly softened, about 1 minute. Add turkey to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up turkey into smaller pieces, until browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes.
  • Finish turkey: Add reserved tamari mixture to skillet, stirring to coat turkey. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Season to taste with salt.
  • Assemble & serve: Cut lime into wedges. Put lettuce cups on plates. Fill with turkey, then top with remaining chopped mint. Serve turkey lettuce cups with pickled cucumbers alongside, and lime wedges, for squeezing over top.

Notes

NUTRITION PER SERVING
Calories 340kcal, Fat 18.0g, Proteins 31.0g, Carbs 16.0g
ALLERGENS
Soy and Sulphites. May contain traces of other allergens. Packaged in a facility that packages gluten containing products.
Keyword eat healthy, lettuce wraps, Pickled Cucumber, Pickled Cucumber Salad, turkey