Name: Thai Style Turkey Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Carrots & Cucumber
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 heads butter (Boston) lettuce; 3 medium carrots; 3 eggs; 1 ½ English cucumbers; 3 (2 ½ cm) pieces ginger root; 1 ½ small bunches green onions (scallions); 1.02 kg ground turkey; 0.341 kg white mushrooms; crushed red pepper; fish sauce; panko bread crumbs; rice vinegar; sesame seeds; toasted sesame oil; virgin coconut oil

Thai Style Turkey Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Carrots & CucumberThai Style Turkey Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Carrots & Cucumber — a 35-minute dinner recipe with 15 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

3 heads butter (Boston) lettuce

3 medium carrots

3 eggs

1 ½ English cucumbers

3 (2 ½ cm) pieces ginger root

1 ½ small bunches green onions (scallions)

1.02 kg ground turkey

0.341 kg white mushrooms

crushed red pepper

fish sauce

panko bread crumbs

rice vinegar

sesame seeds

toasted sesame oil

virgin coconut oil

Instructions

Wash and small dice the mushrooms; transfer to a medium bowl. Peel and mince or grate the ginger; add to the bowl.

Add turkey, eggs, bread crumbs, fish sauce, and sesame oil to the bowl and mix with your hands until well combined.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.

Form meat mixture into 1 inch size meatballs and place on a plate.

Add oil to the skillet and swirl to coat bottom. Add meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, until cooked through and browned on all sides, 5-7 minutes.

Wash and dry the carrots, cucumbers, green onions, and lettuce. Trim carrot ends, peel, and grate. Halve cucumbers lengthwise, then halve each half, and slice crosswise on an angle. Trim green onion ends and thinly slice on an angle.

In a small bowl, prepare the dressing by whisking together fish sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and red pepper (optional).

To serve, place meatballs in lettuce leaves and top with carrots and cucumber. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Enjoy!

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