Healthy Lentil Turkey Lettuce Wraps
These lentil turkey lettuce wraps with hoisin sauce are addictively delicious for a healthy meal or appetizer. They're gluten free, low FODMAP, and easy to make!
Servings: 6 entree servings
Calories: 241.63kcal
Ingredients
Homemade Hoisin Sauce
- 4 tablespoons gluten free tamari plus extra to taste as needed
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
Lentil Turkey Filling
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 red pepper cored and diced
- 2 teaspoons garlic oil
- 1 tablespoons fresh ginger grated
- 1/2 bunch cilantro divided
- 1/2 cup canned lentils rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce {recipe above}
- 2-3 green onions tops only, choppedWraps
For Assembly
- 1 head Lettuce butter, romaine, etc
- Peanuts chopped
- Fresh cilantro leaves chopped
Instructions
- Make the hoisin sauce: Combine ingredients in a small bowl or jar, and stir with a whisk until well combined.
- Remove the leaves from the cilantro and set aside. Chop stems & measure ~1/4 cup. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add turkey and diced red pepper. Stir with a spoon or fork to break up turkey, and cook until meat is no longer pink.
- Add garlic oil, grated ginger, chopped cilantro stems, lentils, hoisin sauce, and chopped green onions to turkey and pepper mixture. Stir well to combine, and cook for an additional 5 minutes to allow flavors to develop, and ingredients to heat through. Turn off heat, and allow to cool slightly.
- While filling is cooling off, carefully remove the leaves from the lettuce. Scoop filling, dividing equally, into lettuce leaves. Top with chopped peanuts and cilantro leaves as desired.
Notes
- Hoisin sauce adapted to be low FODMAP from this recipe at Epicurious.
- Low FODMAP Lentil Wraps adapted from this recipe at Lentils.org.
Nutrition
Calories: 241.63kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.39g | Protein: 23.51g | Fat: 8.96g | Saturated Fat: 1.61g | Cholesterol: 42.04mg | Sodium: 991.55mg | Potassium: 549.19mg | Fiber: 3.75g | Sugar: 9.87g | Vitamin A: 1141.97IU | Vitamin C: 28.84mg | Calcium: 37.67mg | Iron: 2.19mg