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Ginger Cashew Lettuce Wraps

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These ginger cashew lettuce wraps are full of flavor and nutritious goodness! Ground turkey, water chestnuts, ginger, carrot and cashews all wrapped up into romaine lettuce leaves. This recipe yields 4 servings (3 wraps per person).

Ingredients

  • FOR THE GINGER SAUCE:
  • 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons Honey
  • 1-½ teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
  • ½ cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  • ¼ cups Low-Sodium Tamari
  • 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  • 1 pinch (generous) Red Pepper Flakes
  • FOR THE WRAPS:
  • Olive Oil Spray
  • 3 whole Green Onions, Light And Dark Parts Separated
  • 3 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger, Minced
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 pound Ground Turkey (ground Beef Or Chicken May Also Be Substituted)
  • ¾ cups (8 Oz. Size) Sliced Water Chestnuts, Diced Small
  • ½ cups Grated Carrot
  • FOR SERVING:
  • 2 heads Romaine Lettuce Leaves, Washed And Tough Ends Trimmed Off
  • ⅓ cups Cashews, Roughly Chopped
  • ¼ cups Chopped Fresh Cilantro, For Garnish
  • 1 whole Lime, Cut Into Wedges

Preparation

For the ginger sauce:
In small mixing bowl, measure and add the cornstarch, honey, sesame oil, broth, tamari, rice vinegar and red pepper flakes. Whisk to combine.

For the wraps:
Next, spray a little olive oil in a large 10-inch pan and heat up over medium.
Once hot add in the light green parts of the green onion, ginger and garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Then add in the ground turkey. Use a wooden spatula to break it up into crumbles, and sauté until fully cooked and no longer pink.
Add in the carrot and water chestnuts. Cook for 5-8 minutes our until the carrot is tender..
Pour in the sauce, stir and bring to a bubble.Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir until sauce has thickened.
Spoon 1/4 cup of the ginger-cashew filling into romaine leaves.

For serving:
Serve with a squeeze of lime, reserved green onion, chopped cilantro and cashews.

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Erin on 10.11.2015

This is so delicious and so versatile! I reduce the amount of olive oil, use a ground turkey breast/ground regular turkey mix, and add more shredded carrot and a bunch of chopped spinach. The sauce is simply divine – the entire family loves it!

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