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Ginger Turkey Lettuce Cups with Smashed Avocado

Savory ginger-garlic ground turkey with crisp carrot and cucumber piled onto cool romaine leaves spread with lime-bright smashed avocado.

Ginger Turkey Lettuce Cups with Smashed Avocado

Ingredients

  • 1 lb450 gGround turkey, 93% lean
  • 5 cups chopped240 gRomaine lettucelarge inner leaves, washed and dried
  • 1 whole200 gAvocadopitted
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juicedivided
  • 2 medium120 gCarrotsshredded
  • ½ medium (8 in.)150 gCucumbercut into matchsticks
  • 2 medium30 gGreen onionsthinly sliced, divided
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tbsp grated12 gFresh gingergrated
  • 2 tbsp30 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 1½ tsp10 gHoney
  • 1¾ tsp8 gToasted sesame oil
  • 2¼ tsp10 gCanola oil
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantroleaves picked
  • 2¾ tsp8 gSesame seeds
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt

Steps

  1. Prepare the vegetables first: shred the carrot, cut the cucumber into matchsticks, slice the green onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger and pick the cilantro leaves.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, honey, toasted sesame oil and half of the lime juice to make the sauce.
  3. In another bowl, mash the avocado with the remaining half of the lime juice and the salt until chunky-smooth.
  4. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up, for 6 to 7 minutes until browned.
  5. Add the garlic and ginger to the turkey and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  6. Pour in the sauce and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it coats the turkey and the turkey reaches 165°F (74°C). Stir in half of the green onion and take the skillet off the heat.
  7. Lay the romaine leaves open on a platter and spread each with the smashed avocado.
  8. Spoon the turkey onto the leaves, then top with the carrot, cucumber, the remaining half of the green onion, the cilantro and the sesame seeds. Serve right away.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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