ASIAN TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS
These wraps are great for an informal and light summer supper or appetizer.
Complete the meal with a rice salad from the deli (adding diced bell
peppers and a splash of rice vinegar, if desired) and ice cream sprinkled
with minced crystallized ginger.
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
1/2 cup purchased Asian peanut sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce, plus additional soy sauce for dipping
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped (about 1 1/4 cups)
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint plus 1/3 cup small mint sprigs
1/2 cup shredded carrots
12 large butter lettuce leaves
Heat peanut oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add
onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
Add turkey and sauté until brown and cooked through, breaking
up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Add peanut sauce, hoisin sauce,
and 1 tablespoon soy sauce; heat through. (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
Cover and refrigerate. Reheat in microwave or skillet, adding water
by tablespoonfuls to moisten if necessary, before continuing.) Stir
in cucumber and chopped mint. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer turkey mixture to medium bowl. Place mint sprigs and lettuce
leaves on platter. To make wraps, spoon turkey mixture onto lettuce
leaf, top with some carrot, add a few mint sprigs, fold in sides over
filling, and roll up. Pass additional soy sauce alongside wraps for
dipping.
Makes 4 servings.