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Three lettuce cups filled with a ground turkey and a colorful mango, bell pepper pico garnished with two lime wedges on the side

TURKEY LETTUCE CUPS WITH MANGO PICO

A light and refreshing meal- serve warm or chilled for the perfect leftover lunch!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 Saute Pan

Ingredients
  

For the filling:

  • 1 TBS avocado oil
  • 2 Tsp minced garlic
  • 2 Lbs ground turkey
  • 2 Tsp sesame oil
  • 2 TBS coconut aminos or soy sauce
  • 2 Large carrots grated (about 1 C)
  • 1 Head of butter lettuce or your favorite type of lettuce

For the Pico

  • 2 mangos
  • 2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 Red onion
  • 1/2 bunch of cilantro chopped (about 1/2 C)

Ginger Lime Vinaigrette

  • Juice of 2 limes about 1/4 C
  • 1/4 C avocado oil
  • 1 TBS honey
  • 2 tsp grated ginger can also sub for squeeze ginger

Instructions
 

  • In a large pan, heat avocado oil and sauté garlic.
  • When garlic is fragrant, add ground turkey.
  • While the Turkey is cooking, dice all ingredients for the pico and mix in a medium sized bowl.
  • When the turkey is almost finished cooking, add the sesame oil, coconut aminos, and grated ginger and mix to combine. Allow turkey to finish cooking.
  • Make the vinaigrette by pouring all ingredients into a jar and shaking up.
  • Fill cups with about 2 spoonfuls of the filling, 1 spoonful of pico, and a drizzle of vinaigrette.
  • These can be served warm or chilled and make fantastic leftovers! Serve with rice to balance out the meal.
Keyword Healthy Recipes, Mango Pico
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