Lunch Chopped Green - Market Salad: Top shredded green
leaf lettuce with grape tomatoes, diced cucumber, 1⁄4 cup diced avocado, 2 tablespoons feta, chickpeas, and diced red onion; drizzle with 1 tablespoon each olive oil and lemon juice.
A recent lunch I had included a leftover baked chicken thigh wrapped in bacon, plus red
leaf lettuce with green olives, a teeny tiny sliced avocado (yes, they're really called teeny tiny avocados and I get them at Trader Joe's), Farmhouse Culture dill pickle kraut, and Primal Kitchen Foods ranch dressing.
Not exact matches
Place
lettuce leaves on the Peanut Better slice, the rare roast beef on the slice
with mustard.
Once soft place a
lettuce leaf in the middle, drizzle a teaspoon of the mango mix onto this then top
with a mix of the vegetable strips and sprinkle
with herbs.
To assemble, fill each bun
with a
lettuce leaf, the grilled sausage and top
with a dollop of the coleslaw.
Slit open the arepa and line
with one
leaf of the green
lettuce, allowing some of the
lettuce to show through.
No longer do salads dredge up imagery of wilted
lettuce leaves with a few sorrowful tomatoes thrown into the mix.
Steamed jasmine rice is a good accompaniment to this sweet - savory dish, but you can also serve it
with lettuce leaves for wrapping or on a bed of watercress.
Make it Paleo & Low - Carb: Replace the word tortilla from above
with a cabbage, swiss chard or
lettuce leaf!
Meatballs can be served
with lettuce leaves and rice, or on top of rice bowls.
This Creamy Ranch BLT Pasta Salad is loaded
with bacon, tomatoes, crisp green
leaf lettuce, and topped
with an amazing creamy ranch dressing!
SCOOP about 1/2 cup meat into
lettuce leaf for each wrap; top
with dollop of yogurt, additional salsa, and olives if desired.
This Cara Cara Orange Salad
with red
leaf lettuce showcases the particularly sweet taste of this unassuming fruit.
Serve each fritter
with a dab of pistachio pesto, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella (if not vegan), and wrapped in a large
lettuce leaf.
For individual salad plates, layer a few
leaves of butter
lettuce with some of the butternut squash, a few strawberry slices, some feta cheese, pepitas and cilantro and sliced serranos if desired.
Butter
lettuce and romaine
leaves are ideal, but cabbage and collard greens also work so long as you balance the bitter flavor
with a sweet or spicy protein filling.
The classic way of cooking garden peas is to line a saucepan
with several
leaves of washed Boston or Bibb
lettuce and then place the peas on the
lettuce.
Cover the peas
with more
lettuce leaves, add one or two tablespoons of water, and cover the pan.
Satay chicken strips, carrots, bean sprouts, coconut curry noodles and
lettuce leaves with three delicious spicy Thai sauces — peanut, sweet red chili and tamarind - cashew.»
Spoon each
lettuce leaf with the filling and garnished
with the scallions.
Thinking about having tacos or burritos for dinner, replace the taco shell
with lettuce or kale
leaves, it will taste just as good and be a tad bit healthier.
Refrigerate leftover chicken in a covered container for up to 3 days, then cut the chicken into strips and roll up
with the salsa in whole wheat tortillas or large
lettuce leaves.
When I opened up the wrapper I found chilled fresh lobster chunks tossed in mayonnaise and piled on a hoagie roll
with a
leaf of
lettuce — it's McDonald's version of a lobster roll.
I garnished the vegetable terrine
with shredded red oak
leaf lettuce, diced avocado and crumbled queso fresco (Thank you, Queso Del Valle!).
Variation For a more elegant presentation, serve on a bed of
lettuce leaves and garnish
with thinly sliced red onion or radish and a light sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds.
Finish the
lettuce wraps
with the sauce, torn cilantro and mint
leaves, as well as an extra squeeze of lime as desired.
Monday's lunch was a Thai soya bean and egg salad made
with shredded carrots and beansprouts, piled onto sweet gem
lettuce leaves seasoned
with a dash of tamari and lime.
Place 2 - 3 shrimp on each
lettuce leaf and when you're ready to roll them notice the direction of the curve at the base of the
lettuce and roll
with it (you can choose to tuck the ends in or not)
Some may enjoy wrapping your hamburger (or your veggie burger) in a
leaf of
lettuce, or eating it
with a fork and knife.
But if you're not that adventurous, pairing grapefruit in a salad
with winter
lettuce leaves and some punchy cheeses is sure to be popular.
Ever — Served low carb style wrapped in a
lettuce leaf served
with home made oven baked sweet -LSB-...]
Fill 1 bun
with 1
lettuce leaf, cheeseburger, 1 tomato slice, 4 jalapeno slices and 2 Tbsp.
To assemble, spoon about 1/4 cup pork down center of each
lettuce leaf, top
with 2 tablespoons avocado, 1 tablespoon bell pepper, 2 teaspoons aioli and 1 or 2 sprigs cilantro.
So, if I want to do something like this I will get a different kind of
lettuce that still provides me
with the same crunch (on the inside parts, I'll save the outer
leaves for a proper salad) but carries a bit of flavor
with it as well.
To serve 4 carrots, peeled and cut into thick sticks (bake together
with the beetroot) 2 avocados, sliced 4 handfuls mache
lettuce 1/2 cucumber, sliced 12 radishes, sliced 1 cup plain yogurt a bunch fresh mint
leaves, chopped a handful toasted almonds, chopped sesame seeds
5 large
lettuce leaves 4 raw beetroots 2 raw carrots 1/2 cucumber 1/2 red onion 3 avocados 5 cherry tomatoes 1 handful of cilantro (coriander) or flat -
leaf parsley 2 tbsp olive oil 2 limes, juice (start
with the juice from 1 lime and adjust to your taste) sea salt & black pepper
Line 6 plates
with the
lettuce leaves, arrange 8 oysters on top of the
lettuce and garnish
with fresh mint and tomato wedges.
UPDATE: Two days ago we posted the recipe for these Lentil & Rice Patties wrapped in
lettuce leaves and topped
with pomegranate seeds, dates, feta cheese, herbs, yogurt and pistachios.
Line individual salad plates
with the
lettuce leaves and spoon the marinated vegetables on the
lettuce.
I sautéed some broccoli slaw in a skillet and layered it in a couple
lettuce leaves with the chicken on top to make
lettuce wraps and it was a really easy, tasty and low cal / low carb meal, but there are tons of alternate serving options.
Line a large platter
with the
lettuce leaves, and place a generous amount of the French potato salad in the center of the
leaves.
Place a patty on one of the sandwich thins, top
with 1 tbsp of Tzatziki sauce, a few tomato slices and a few fresh
lettuce leaves.
Season the
lettuce leaves and tomato slices
with salt and stack on top of the avocado.
Repeat
with the remaining bibb
lettuce leaves.
Wrap the burger in a big romaine
lettuce leaf and top it off
with avocado, tomato and bacon.
I'll be serving it
with Trader Joe's brown rice and
lettuce leaves.
Serve
with falafel, pita bread, hummus or wrapped in
lettuce leaves.
To Assemble: In a bibb
lettuce leaf, add a scoop of basmati rice, top
with the warm shrimp and garnish
with scallions.
Lose the bread and roll up 1 ounce of sliced turkey in
lettuce leaves with mustard.
We had it on red
lettuce leaves with pico de gallo and and guac and I was in heaven.