This is an easy dinner to assemble and will become a family favorite. The secret ingredient--TOFU adds lots of flavor and is sure to be embraced by your harshest food critic.
Ingredients
- 1lb ground turkey
- 12 ounces extra-firm tofu (Trader Joes- teriyaki tofu) cut in ¼” cubes
- 1 medium Red Onion- chopped finely
- ¼ cup of fresh ginger-chopped one cup finely chopped carrots & celery
- 1/2 cup pine nuts – toasted or chopped cashews—optional
- 5 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons sugar or honey
- 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 16 to 20 iceberg or Boston butter lettuce leaves, rinsed and crisped
- About 3/4 cup hoisin sauce
Preparation
- Heat I Tbs of oil in a medium frying pan. Cook onion until lightly golden. Add in carrots and celery and cook until softened. Mix in turkey and tofu and ginger.
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar to turkey until it is hot and liquid is mostly absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in pine nuts. Add Asian Hot Sauce if you choose or salt/pepper to taste.
- Pile lettuce into a basket and spoon Hoisin sauce into a small bowl. Spoon turkey mixture in to lettuce leaves and add a little hoisin sauce. Wrap up to eat.
You can skip the lettuce and serve over baby spinach and add in brown rice and the veggies of your choice.
