These Lettuce Wraps Are Radicchio!

Lettuce discuss a better wrap for this awesome Asian lunch - Iceberg can be pretty thin, and the yummy insides end up in a pile on your plate (or lap), so I chose a heartier wrapper, colorful and crunchy radicchio leaves.

Lettuce wraps are often offered at restaurants in the chicken variety, but I liked the way ground turkey absorbed all of the distinct and savory flavors.  This dish is so open to inventiveness - try making a mixture of whatever you have on hand.

Rad Turkey Wraps

Heat oil in pan

(I chose sesame oil)

Add finely chopped ginger

Add onions

(I chose red)

Add ground turkey

Break turkey up in pan while cooking

Add a splash of lite soy sauce

(I also used a squeeze of hoisin)

Add cilantro

Add S&P

Add green onions

Add bean sprouts

Squeeze of lime

Peel leaves from radicchio

Spoon turkey mixture into each leaf

Top with pickled ginger

Cucumber salad

Slice cucumbers

(I chose Japanese cucumbers)

(They are smaller and skinnier) 

Splash rice wine vinegar

(you could use ponzu or just lemon)

Sprinkle sesame seeds on top

This lunch was quick, the presentation is guest worthy, and of course, it's healthy and lite - making it a tasteful afternoon dish.