A Recent Favorite

Here's a yummy meal that Chris and I recently made!

The meal consisted of: Asian lettuce wraps with cucumbers, cantaloupe, and miso soup. The cucumbers were tossed with rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, and sesame oil. Chris was really not a big fan of the cucs.. I was neutral on them. The cantaloupe was tossed with orange juice and mint leaves which I thought was super yummy and continued to eat the leftover for breakfasts! Overall, I think we were pretty successful. :)

Here's the recipe we got for the lettuce wraps, altered slightly from Eating Light magazine.

Sauce

1/3 cup orange juice

1 tbps sugar

1 tbsp rice vinegar

1/4 tsp sesame oil

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Wrap Filling

1 cup uncooked brown rice

1 pound lean ground beef

2 tsp minced garlic

2 tsp minced ginger

1 medium red pepper, diced

6 scallions, thinly sliced

2 tbsp hoisin sauce (I think we added an extra tbsp!)

And of course, don't forget the lettuce leaves!

Sauce:

Mix up all the ingredients.. easy!

Filling:

Cook the rice according to directions, don't add any butter/salt.

Cook beef, garlic, and ginger over medium high heat until beef has browned.

Add red pepper, cook 1-2 more minutes.

Remove from heat & add scallions, hoisin sauce, and rice.

Scoop filling into lettuce leaves and drizzle the sauce on top! :)