Larb Lettuce Cups

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2 Servings
Qty Unit Ingredient
10 oz Ground turkey
1 ea Green leaf lettuce head (430 g whole)
2 oz Grated or julienned carrot (60 g)
1 med Red onion (185 g whole)
1 med Tomato (130 g)
1 med Jalapeno
2 tbsp Fresh mint
1 tsp Chili flakes
1 ea Lime
1 tbsp Fish sauce
2 tbsp Ranch dressing
  1. Prep
    1. Tear the lettuce into bite size pieces and wash.
    2. Grate or julienne carrot
    3. Chop onion into quarter inch pieces
    4. Core tomato and chop into bite sized pieces
    5. Thinly slice jalapeno
    6. Chiffonade mint
    7. Juice lime
  2. Cook
    1. Break turkey into chunks and cook in a hot, lightly oiled pan. Season with salt and pepper. Brown well on one side (3 to 4 minutes) then toss until no pink remains, about 1 more minute. Remove from pan.
    2. Add carrot to same pan and cook until starting to soften (1 to 2 minutes)
    3. Add onion and cook until softened (1 to 2 minutes)
    4. Remove carrots and onions from pan and combine with turkey.
    5. Combine tomato, jalapeno, mint, and chili flakes in a bowl.
    6. Combine lime juice, fish sauce, and ranch dressing.
    7. Toss lettuce in dressing, top with turkey mixture and tomato mixture.