Meatless Monday - Lettuce wraps
>> Monday, July 6, 2009
Sometimes I have a favorite meal that is so mindlessly easy and simple that I wonder if I should even bother posting it. But I find that sometimes I don't think of these simple recipes or meals on my own, so I'm passing them along to you in case anyone else out there needs an a-ha moment.
Today's meal is one of those crazy simple meals - lettuce wraps. The variations are infinite, so have fun modifying to suit your own particular tastes. I find that these make a fabulous light lunch - kind of a hand-held salad. Here is my current favorite lettuce wrap concoction:
- Place a nice, clean lettuce leaf on a plate. Most any leaf lettuce will do (my picture shows red leaf lettuce), but romaine hearts are especially good.
- Smear a bit of goat cheese (or yogurt or hummus or salsa or whatever suits your mood) lengthwise down the leaf
- Top with roasted vegetables - onion and yellow bell pepper in my case
- Pick up and enjoy!
The yumminess doesn't translate so well in this picture, so just trust me - it's good!If you've not roasted vegetables before, it couldn't be easier. For my onion and bell pepper, I spread thinly sliced onion and bell pepper in a single layer on a baking sheet. Coat with a little olive oil (you don't need much - just enough to coat), and cook in a preheated oven at 400-425 F for about 20 min. Voila! Roasted vegetables! When I'm on a lettuce wrap kick, I'll roast a ton and keep in the fridge to use throughout the week.
Special thanks to my friend Amy in Fort Collins - the vegetable roasting queen - who first introduced me to lettuce wraps!
6 comments:
I love simple ideas,and I love roasted veggies,thanks for sharing this! I enjoy your blog. I rarely use processed foods and am a fanatic about reading the ingredients on the labels of the few I do use.
That sounds really good. One of my favorite appetizers at a local chinese restaurant is their lettuce wrap dish. I think I will try it at home! Thanks.
The only veggie I've roasted is broccoli. I'm going to try more tonight.
I've heard of the idea of lettuce wraps so many times but for some reason I've never had one. That is my task for this week :)
*raises hand*
never roasted a one.
I am, however, ALL IN for meatless mondays so I need to get gutsy and *try.*
Yum! We love these at our house. Only we go in an Asian direction with a little rice, homemade peanut sauce, and chicken (which defeats meatless Mondays). When it finally cools down here I will try it with roasted veggies.
-Courtney from the board
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