Asian Lettuce Wraps

One of my great joys is having a garden.  Right now my lettuce is in abundance and I'm loving not having to buy any in the store. I'm getting ready to go to Canada for a couple of weeks, so I'm thinking of lots of ways to use my lettuce before it goes to waste.  So this was the inspiration for today's meal of Asian Lettuce Wraps.  Its very low in calories, is super healthy and has all those yummy Asian inspired flavors that I adore.

 ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 c carrot, shredded
• 6 - 8 mushrooms, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 Tbsp of fresh ginger, grated
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 1 Tbsp fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1 Tbsp lemon or lime juice
• 1 generous pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp dark sesame oil
• 12 butter lettuce leaves, washed and separated.

directions

Heat a large frying pan with the oil.

Add the onions, carrots, mushrooms and bell peppers and saute until tender for about 5 mins.

Add the ground turkey and stir for another 5 mins until cooked. Add the garlic, ginger, honey, fish sauce, lemon, sesame oil and pepper flakes and simmer for 1 min until bubbly. Turn off the heat.

Prepare the lettuce and serve with your favorite dipping sauce, such as oyster sauce, sweet chili sauce, or my own recipe for cilantro sauce.