Banh Mi Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Spring Roll Salad

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Banh Mi Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Spring Roll Salad

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Ingredients :
  • ▢1 1/2 lbs 95% extra lean ground pork
  • ▢1/4 cup green onion, chopped
  • ▢2 tbsp basil, chopped
  • ▢1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • ▢4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ▢1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
  • ▢1 tbsp sriracha
  • ▢1 tbsp arrowroot flour
  • ▢2 tsp Truvia
  • ▢Sesame oil, for drizzling
  • Pickled Veggies:
  • ▢3 medium carrots, julienned
  • ▢2 small cucumbers, julienned
  • ▢1 1/2 cups daikon radish, julienned
  • ▢1/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • ▢3 tbsp Truvia
  • ▢1 tsp salt
  • 12 leaves butter lettuce
  • ▢1/2 small jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • ▢1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • ▢1 tbsp sriracha
  • Spring Roll Salad Ingredients:
  • ▢6 oz brown rice noodles or rice vermicelli
  • ▢1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • ▢1 tbsp jalapeño, finely chopped
  • ▢1/2 tbsp mint, chopped
  • ▢1/2 tbsp basil, chopped
  • ▢3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ▢1/3 cup lime juice
  • ▢2 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
  • ▢1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • ▢1 tbsp fish sauce
  • ▢1 tbsp coconut sugar
Directions :

  1. Whisk together Greek yogurt and 1 tbsp sriracha. Set aside in refrigerator.

  2. Combine all picked veggie ingredients in a bowl in set aside on counter, occasionally tossing for about 1 hour.

  3. Make garlic lime sauce for spring roll salad by combining garlic, lime juice, rice vinegar, sesame oil, fish sauce and coconut sugar. Set aside.

  4. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with SILPAT or parchment paper.

  5. Mix all meatball ingredients together by hand until just combined. Roll into 1 inch meatballs and place on prepared baking sheet. Drizzle or spritz with sesame oil. Bake at 425 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until the meatballs reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees.

  6. While the meatballs are baking, bring a medium pot of water to the brink of boiling, then remove from heat. Add rice noodles to the water for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Remove from hot water and rinse with cold water. Immediately toss with garlic lime sauce, cilantro, jalapeño, mint and basil.

  7. Assemble lettuce wraps by layering pickled veggies and meatballs onto lettuce leaves. Top with sriracha and Greek yogurt mixture and sliced jalapeños. Add remaining pickled veggies to spring roll salad (not pictured).

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