Bite Sized Appetizers: Steak Salad Lettuce Wraps
Steak Salad Lettuce Wraps are everything you want in a bite sized appetizer. This recipe is easily adaptable and perfect for last minute plans.
Mmm more cute little bite sized appetizers. I just can't get enough of these!
I grew up on something my mom called ‘appetizer dinners.' She would put out a bunch of delicious things on the living room table and my sister, myself and my mom would spend a few hours chatting and eating. It was tradition for as long as I can remember. Once we were teenagers, we were sometimes allowed a glass of wine, but it was always about the company and the food.
I blame those dinners (in a great kind of way) on my love of long, leisurely dinners. I get stupidly excited by a table full of pretty little things I can slowly eat. Is that normal?
These mini steak salads wrapped in mini lettuce leaves may just be the perfect appetizer. Perfect … whoa, that's a big claim! They're full of crispy veggies, crunchy almonds, tender steak and drizzled in a slightly sweet honey mustard sauce.
They're also completely versatile. You can swap the steak for chicken or fish, use any kind of toasted nut you have on hand, add any veggies that are in your fridge and switch up the dipping sauce. They can be new every time you eat them. See, they're perfect.
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Steak Salad Lettuce Wraps
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Ingredients
- 6 ounces steak
- ½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper
- ½ medium carrot, grated
- 1 green onion, sliced into long strips
- ½ red bell pepper, diced small
- 2 tablespoons parsley or cilantro
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated (preferably with a microplane)
- ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds
- Sea salt , to taste
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 12 small pieces of lettuce, kale or endive
Instructions
- Season steak on both sides with salt and pepper. Sear on high heat until it is as cooked as you like (4-5 minutes for medium-rare). Let it rest for 10 minutes then slice it into thin strips.6 ounces steak, ½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper
- Add carrot, green onion, pepper, parsley or cilantro, lemon juice, and garlic to a medium-sized bowl. Toss with slivered almonds and salt to taste.½ medium carrot, 1 green onion, ½ red bell pepper, 2 tablespoons parsley or cilantro, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 clove garlic, ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds
- In a small bowl, combine mustard and honey and mix to combine.3 tablespoons dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons honey
- To serve, lay the lettuce leaves on a platter, add a spoonful of the salad, and top with a slice of steak. Either drizzle the honey mustard sauce on top or serve on the side as a dipping sauce.12 small pieces of lettuce
I’m visiting Spain this week, and I’ve been enjoying several meals of lots of pretty, little things. Such a fun way to have dinner! Your lettuce wraps look fantastic.
These look great, Kristen!
Thanks, Riley!
This looks like a very healthy snack with a lot of protein, that I should have after my 3 mile run!
It would be the perfect after run snack! Now I should probably go for a run now too
Hi-
When I tried to print your recipe, which sounds yummy, I am instead rerouted to an advertisement for an investment firm…just thought you’d want to check the print link.
Thanks-
Katharine
Hey Katharine,
Thank you so much for letting me know. I checked out the link and it takes me to a printable form so I’m not sure what is going on. I do have an ad placed next to where the recipe is so maybe somehow that came up? Anyway thank you so much for writing and letting me know, I really appreciate it!
These look so tasty! I love that they’re healthy too 🙂
Thanks, Linda. I love when I come across an idea for food that is both fun and healthy so I wanted to share it with you guys 🙂