Spicy vegetarian mince crunchy lettuce cups

Ingredients

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Units: Metric Imperial (US)

Measurements explained

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  
• 4 spring onions, sliced
  
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  
• 5cm piece ginger, finely chopped
  
• 2 capsicums, diced
  
• 400g vegetarian mince ground beefXalternative
  
• 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)

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Instructions

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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.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free sauces

Nutrition info (per serve)

Calories 255 cal

Kilojoules 1070 kJ

Total fat 9 g

Saturated fat 1 g

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