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Warm pork, eggplant and almond lettuce cups

These Asian-inspired lettuce cups are a healthier dinner option serving all of your 5-a-day as well as being gluten and dairy-free.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant, cut into 1cm pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 long red chilli, finely chopped
  • 500g lean pork mince
  • 1 red capsicum, diced
  • 1 large courgette, diced
  • 1½ tablespoons reduced-salt, gluten-free tamari
  • ½ cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
  • ¼ cup roasted unsalted almonds, roughly chopped
  • 8 iceberg lettuce cups
  • 1 large carrot, shredded or grated
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Lightly spray a large wok with olive oil and heat over high heat. Add eggplant and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate and set aside.

    2 Reduce heat to medium-high and re-spray wok with a little more oil. Add garlic and chilli and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add pork and stir-fry, breaking up mince with the back of a spoon, for 3–4 minutes or until browned. Add capsicum and courgette and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until just tender.

    3 Return eggplant to wok, along with tamari, coriander and almonds, and stir-fry until heated through. Divide lettuce cups among four serving plates, then fill with grated carrot. Top with pork mixture and serve garnished with spring onions and extra coriander leaves.

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