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Spicy vege mince crunchy lettuce cups

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Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins

Spicy vege mince crunchy lettuce cups

  • Ingredients

  • Nutrition Info.(per serve)

  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 4 spring onions, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 5cm piece ginger, finely chopped
  • 2 capsicums, diced
  • 400g vegetarian mince alternative
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 2 carrots, julienned or grated
  • 4 radishes, finely sliced
  • 4 tablespoons toasted almonds, roughly chopped
  • 1 iceberg lettuce, leaves separated
  • sriracha or other chilli sauce (optional)
  • sesame seeds, to garnish (optional)

  • Nutrition Info

    • Kilojoules 1070kJ

    • Calories 255cal

    • Protein 20g

    • Total fat 9g

    • Saturated fat 1g

    • Carbohydrates 25g

    • Sugars 15g

    • Dietary fibre 12g

    • Sodium 430mg

    • Calcium 100mg

    • Iron 5mg

    Instructions

    1. In a pan, heat sesame oil over medium-high. Add spring onions, garlic, ginger and capsicums and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes. Add vege mince alternative, soy sauce and 1/2 cup water and cook, stirring, until liquid has reduced. Remove from heat.
    2. Add carrots, radishes and almonds and stir through mixture.
    3. Assemble by placing spoonfuls of mince mixture into lettuce leaf ‘cups’. Drizzle with sriracha, if using, and garnish with sesame seeds, if desired.

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    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free sauces

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    Author: Niki Bezzant - Editor-at-large
    Photographer: Bryce Carleton
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