Ingredients:
-12 ounces lean ground pork
-6 garlic cloves, minced
-1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
-1 1/2 cups cucumber, seeded
-1 cup diced red bell pepper
-1/3 cup diced carrot
-1/4 cup salted, dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
-1/2 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
-3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
-1 tablespoon fish sauce-1 teaspoon sugar
-16 Boston lettuce leaves
Directions:
-Combine pork, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Mix gently with your hands until combined. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.
-Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork mixture to pan. Saute 5 minutes or until pork is browned, stirring to crumble. Place pork mixture in a large bowl. Add cucumber and next 5 ingredients (through jalapeno) and stir to combine.
-Combine lime juice, fish sauce and sugar in a small bowl and whisk until mixed. Add juice mixture to pork mixture; toss. Place about 1/3 cup pork mixture in each lettuce leaf. Yields 6 servings.
Cheers! How about a vodka cranberry? The meal is so low-calorie... go crazy.
Nutrition Info: 231 calories per serving.
Source: Cooking Light.
Notes: The original recipe calls for cilantro. Use your own judgment. Also, I served this meal with kale chips, to add a little crunch and extra greenery. Highly recommended.
