THAI-INSPIRED TURKEY MINI-MEATBALL LETTUCE WRAPS

INGREDIENTS:
DRESSING INGREDIENTS:

• 4 T fish sauce (see notes)
• 4 T rice vinegar (don’t use seasoned vinegar, which contains sugar)
• 2 tsp. Asian sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (more or less to taste, this was moderately spicy with this amount)

MEATBALLS INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb. ground turkey (Use turkey with not more than 10% fat for South Beach Diet; this can also be made with ground beef or ground chicken if you prefer.)
• 1 tsp. finely minced garlic
• 1 T grated fresh ginger root
• 1 T Asian sesame oil
• 2 tsp. rice vinegar
• 1 tsp. soy sauce (regular or low sodium)
• 2 tsp. + 1 tsp. peanut oil or grapeseed oil (for frying meatballs)

LETTUCE AND GARNISH INGREDIENTS:

• 1 small cucumber, cut in thin slices, then sliced into matchstick pieces
• 3/4 cup mint leaves (or use chopped cilantro if you prefer or when fresh mint isn’t available)
• 8-12 lettuce leaves (I used romaine lettuce, but you could use other types, especially butter lettuce)

for full instructions you can go here:    https://kalynskitchen.com