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Filled Lettuce Cups With Lentils, Avocado And Fresh Greens

Yields4 ServingsTotal Time15 mins

Edible cups in the form of lettuce are filled with creamy avocado, filling lentils and fresh greens.
One chopping board and one bowl required.

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 12 lettuce cups (cos lettuce is best)
 1 cup cooked and drained lentils (used canned lentils if you don’t have time to cook dried lentils)
 2 avocados, chopped into small pieces
 ¾ cup sliced cucumber
 1 cup mung bean sprouts
 ½ cup roughly chopped cilantro/coriander
 3 Tbsp olive oil
 Salt and pepper
 Juice of 1 lime
 Optional: fresh red chili, finely chopped
1

Lay the lettuce cups onto a chopping board

2

In a bowl, combine the lentils, avocado, cucumber, sprouts, cilantro, olive oil, salt, pepper, lime juice and chili if using

3

Spoon the lentil mixture into the lettuce cups

4

Chill in the fridge until time to eat, but best eaten right away to preserve the freshness of the lettuce

Nutrition Facts

4 servings

Serving size

Amount per serving
Calories285
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 21.4g28%
Total Carbohydrate 20.2g8%
Protein 7.2g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.