Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps are easy to make and a true crowd-pleaser. They're made with healthy ground turkey, pantry-staple Asian flavors, and drizzled with a creamy ginger tahini sauce.
Ingredients
1tablespoonneutral-flavored oil
½mediumonion, minced
1carrot, julienned or grated
1red bell pepper, minced
2tablespoonsminced ginger
3clovesgarlic, minced
1lb.ground turkey
¼cupsliced green onions
Bibb lettuce leaves
Optional toppings: sesame seeds, lime wedges, and thinly sliced red cabbage
Thai-Inspired Sauce
2tablespoonseach: Thai red curry paste and coco aminos, or soy sauce
1tablespooneach: honey and fish sauce
Creamy Ginger Tahini Sauce
4tablespoonstahini
1tablespooneach: lime juice and honey
2teaspoonsgrated ginger
2smallgarlic cloves, finely minced
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.
1 tablespoon neutral-flavored oil, ½ medium onion, 1 carrot, 1 red bell pepper, 2 tablespoons minced ginger, 3 cloves garlic
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.
2 tablespoons each: Thai red curry paste and coco aminos, 1 tablespoon each: honey and fish sauce, 4 tablespoons tahini, 1 tablespoon each: lime juice and honey, 2 teaspoons grated ginger, 2 small garlic cloves
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.
1 lb. ground turkey, ¼ cup sliced 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.
Bibb lettuce leaves, Optional toppings: sesame seeds, lime wedges, and thinly sliced red cabbage