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Dairy-Free Turkey Burger Lettuce Wraps with Maple-Thyme Pan Sauce
A juicy turkey patty gets a savory-sweet maple-thyme pan sauce, tucked into cool lettuce leaves with crisp cucumber.
Fits Dairy-free, Celiac, Hashimoto's and 8 more diets
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Ingredients
- 170 g ground turkey, 15% fat
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 15 g green tops of scallions, thinly sliced
- 60 ml gluten-free chicken stock, plain, onion- and garlic-free
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water, cold
- 2 leaves iceberg lettuce, whole, for wrapping
- 50 g cucumber, thinly sliced
Method
- Season the turkey and shape it into one firm patty.
- Heat the oil; brown the patty on both sides.6 min timer
- Cook scallion greens until soft and fragrant.3 min timer
- Add stock, maple, vinegar and thyme; simmer until reduced.3 min timer
- Stir in the cornstarch slurry until the sauce coats.1 min timer
- Return the patty; simmer until it reaches 165°F/74°C.2 min timer
Why it works
- 65 and over: Fresh turkey, scallion greens, lettuce and cucumber make a simple, tender plate.
- Milk allergy: The patty and pan sauce use olive oil, stock and maple, with no dairy.
- Soy allergy: The sauce is made with plain stock, maple and rice vinegar, without soy.
- Wheat allergy: The meal uses lettuce in place of a bun and contains no wheat or bread.
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