Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps Recipe
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Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Description
The Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps recipe starts by sautéing minced onion, carrot, and red bell pepper until caramelized and sweet, then adding ginger and garlic for aromatic depth. Ground turkey is cooked in the same pan until browned and combined with the vegetables. A sauce combining coco aminos, Thai red curry paste, fish sauce, and honey adds a blend of umami, spice, and sweetness, coated onto the turkey and vegetables with a final addition of sliced green onions.
Served on crisp bibb lettuce leaves, the wraps are finished with a smooth, creamy ginger tahini sauce made from tahini, honey, lime juice, grated ginger, and garlic, thinned with water for drizzle. Optional toppings like sesame seeds, lime wedges, and red cabbage add texture and brightness.
This dish offers a flavorful, hand-held meal combining savory, spicy, and fresh components suitable for light lunches or dinners. The balance of warm cooked filling and cool fresh lettuce creates a contrast in textures and flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon neutral-flavored oil
- ½ medium onion minced
- 1 carrot julienned or grated
- 1 red bell pepper minced
- 2 tablespoons ginger minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- ¼ cup green onion sliced
- bibb lettuce leaves
- sesame seeds optional toppings, lime wedges, thinly sliced red cabbage
- lime
- red cabbage
Thai-Inspired Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste or soy sauce, each
- 2 tablespoons coco aminos or soy sauce, each
- 1 tablespoon honey each
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce each
Creamy Ginger Tahini Sauce
- 4 tablespoons tahini
- 1 tablespoon lime juice each
- 1 tablespoon honey each
- 2 teaspoons ginger grated
- 2 small garlic finely minced, cloves
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot, and bell pepper and cook for about 12 minutes, or until they are quite dark and become sweet smelling. Add the ginger and garlic and cook 1 minute more.
- While the veggies are caramelizing, mix the Thai-inspired sauce ingredients in a small bowl. In another small bowl, mix the creamy ginger tahini sauce ingredients with 3 tablespoons of water. Add more water if you want a thinner sauce.
- When the veggies are cooked, push them to the side of the pan and add the turkey. Let it cook until it is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Break up any larger chunks with your wooden spoon then mix the turkey into the veggies. Add the Thai-inspired sauce and let it come to a boil. Stir in the green onions.
- Serve the Thai turkey on bibb lettuce leaves with the tahini sauce drizzled over the top and any or all of the optional toppings.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 3-
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 335kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 603mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 716mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 6255IU | 125% |
| Vitamin C | 47mg | 52% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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