Turkey Lettuce Wrap Tacos with Chiles, Cumin, Cilantro, Lime and Tomato-Avocado Salsa

By Stina

Ingredients

• Ingredients for Tacos:
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 tsp. minced garlic (I used minced garlic from a jar, but fresh garlic would be even better)
• 1-2 T diced green chiles (I used about half of a 4 oz. jar of diced green chiles, recipe called for fresh chiles which would be a bit hotter)
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp. ground chipotle chile powder (recipe called for cayenne)
• 1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1 large bunch cilantro, finely chopped (about 1 1/4 cups chopped cilantro. I used 1 cup in tacos and 1/4 cup in salsa. Use more or less cilantro to taste.)
• 2 T fresh lime juice
• 2 large heads romaine lettuce (or use iceberg, Boston lettuce, or butter lettuce)
• 2 medium avocados, diced
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
• 2 T fresh lime juice
• 2 T olive oil (optional)
• sea salt to taste

Details

Adapted from kalynskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Peel and dice avocado, place in glass or plastic bowl and toss with lime juice. Stir in chopped tomato, chopped cilantro, and olive oil, season to taste with salt.


To ssemble tacos:
Spoon 2-3 large spoonfuls of turkey mixture into each piece of lettuce. (I used the inner more folded pieces of lettuce and saved the flatter outer pieces for using in salad.) Top meat mixture with salsa. You could also eat this mixture inside whole wheat tortillas or pitas, or even corn tortillas if you're not a South Beach dieter.