Quick and Healthy Turkey Lettuce Poppers
These turkey lettuce poppers are easy to make and very tasty. They have an Asian influence with coconut aminos and vinegar.
Ingredients
1 splash coconut oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil - toasted
½ cup green onions (scallions or green shallots) - thinly sliced
1 teaspoon ginger - ground
½ teaspoon garlic powder - or 2 cloves minced garlic
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes - crushed
1 pound ground turkey (minced turkey)- 1 ½ tablespoons coconut aminos
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 head iceberg lettuce - anything big and leafy
1 handful basil - for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oils in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add green onions, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant but not browned.
- Add turkey to pan and cook, stirring to break into pieces, until turkey is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Add coconut aminos and vinegar and cook for 1 more minute.
- To serve, spoon out a scoop of turkey mixture into the center of one lettuce leaf at a time. Top with fresh basil and wrap lettuce leaf around the filling.
- Pop it in your mouth and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 57gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 410mgPotassium: 1144mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1860IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 3mg
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