I had leftover uncooked turkey from chili night and wanted to make a foolproof meal after the disaster last night so I decided on lettuce wraps. I have no actual recipe for this dish, but they are inspired by the wraps everyone loves from P.F. Chang's. We've been eating these for a couple of years, and usually eat them at lunch because there isn't much to them, but for a late dinner they're plenty. I love using the live Butter Lettuce rather than iceberg, shredded carrots, chopped peanuts and cilantro. I also like to use the soyaki sauce from Trader Joe's (really any type of marinade sauce works) on the turkey after it's done cooking and let it simmer in the sauce for a few minutes.
I thought this "recipe" was a bit of a cheat and that I shouldn't include it, but Eric convinced me it really is my own recipe and I should share it. I always thought I needed to know exact measurements when I make a dish and it is funny to realize I really do just throw this dish together. The hardest part about relaying this recipe is trying to figure out how much of each ingredient I use. If you do end up making it, feel free to throw on as much or as little of the toppings as you like!
Things I learned from this recipe:
Eric should be in charge of grinding up the turkey. For whatever reason, he is far superior at this task.
Would I make this recipe again:
Of course.
The recipe (serves two):
1/2lb ground extra lean turkey
1/4C Trader Joe's soyaki sauce
8 leaves of Butter Lettuce
1/4C shredded carrots
1/4C chopped peanuts
cilantro for garnish