Thai Basil Turkey Lettuce Cups

These lettuce cups are fast, bright, and useful when dinner needs to feel fresh without becoming a salad.

Ground turkey browns quickly, then gets a salty-sour-sweet sauce and a big handful of basil at the end.

The important step is letting the turkey brown before adding the sauce.

If the meat steams, it tastes flat; if it browns, the lime and fish sauce have something savory to balance.

Butter lettuce is soft enough to fold but sturdy enough to hold the filling.

I keep cucumber, carrots, and peanuts on the side so every bite has crunch.

For another recipe in this seed collection, try Crispy Tofu Lettuce Cups or Sesame Cabbage Chicken Crunch Salad.