Hot on the topic of inflammation. One way to reduce inflammtion is to cut down on gluten containing grains.
Make it simple. Swap a piece of bread for a lettuce leaf and load it with lashings of tasty fillings. There is something delicious about having a bite of a multitude of the flavours at once.
I love them so I thought I’d share it with you.
As a healthy alternative to standard mayonnaises you can buy a good quality pesto or make one yourself. Recipe is below.
Herby “mayonnaise”
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of soaked cashew nuts
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 1 small clove of garlic
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of sea salt
Method:
Blend altogether in a blender till smooth and store in an old jam jar in the fridge. It lasts for four days.
For the “sandwiches”
- 4-6 iceberg, little gem, romaine or chicory leaves.
Here are some of my favourite fillings:
- Avocado, red onion, cherry tomato, poached chicken, cucumber and basil;
- Smoked mackerel, spring onion, avocado, watercress, grated carrot and beetroot;
- Tuna, spring onion, cherry tomato, capers and dill;
- Prawn, red onion, mango and coriander;
- Chickpea and lemon pâté with spring onion and cherry tomato.
The larger the lettuce leaf, the easier it is to wrap. But if you are using a small little gem leaf then just load up a mouthful of the ingredients on the end of the leaf and bite, then repeat!
Worst case scenario, if you don’t get time to buy all the filling – then buy a sandwich with a healthy filling, remove the bread and load the filling into some lettuce leaves and enjoy.
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What is your favourite lettuce wrap filling? Love to hear. Leave a commernt below.
