[Leftover] Meatball Lettuce Cups
with carrot slaw / spicy mayo / cashews / watermelon wedges

Name: [Leftover] Meatball Lettuce Cups
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp Mayonnaise, paleo-friendly; 1 tsp Hot sauce of choice; 1/4 cup Cilantro, leaves torn; 1 Cucumbers, medium, diced; 1/2 cup Cashews, roasted and unsalted, chopped; 8 leaves Lettuce, romaine (sub green leaf or iceberg); ~20 Korean meatballs, leftover from Monday, halved; ~1 1/2 cups Carrot slaw (ingredients listed separately); 1 Carrots, medium (look for pre-shredded to save time), grated; 2 tsp Vinegar, rice; 1/2 tsp Honey (opt); 1/2 Watermelon, small (preferably seedless), wedges

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Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

With Korean meatballs leftover from Monday night, banh mi-inspired lettuce cups come together in a flash. We like these lettuce cups to be layered with flavor and texture from fresh ingredients like a carrot slaw, spicy mayo and chopped cashews.

Dependency

Slow-Cooker Korean Meatballs

Ingredients

Metric

Servings:

Meatball Lettuce Cups:

Mayonnaise, paleo-friendly - 4 Tbsp
Hot sauce of choice - 1 tsp
Cilantro - 1/4 cup , leaves torn
Cucumbers, medium - 1 , diced
Cashews, roasted and unsalted - 1/2 cup , chopped
Lettuce, romaine (sub green leaf or iceberg) - 8 leaves
Korean meatballs, leftover from Monday - ~20 , halved
Carrot slaw (ingredients listed separately) - ~1 1/2 cups

Carrot Slaw:

Carrots, medium (look for pre-shredded to save time) - 1 , grated
Vinegar, rice - 2 tsp
Honey (opt) - 1/2 tsp

Watermelon Wedges:

Watermelon, small (preferably seedless) - 1/2 , wedges

Prep

Make spicy mayo - Whisk together mayonnaise and hot sauce. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Carrot slaw - Grate carrots using a food processor, box grater, or julienne peeler (skip if you purchased pre-shredded carrots). Toss with vinegar and honey. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)
Cilantro / Cucumbers / Cashews / Lettuce / Watermelon - Prep as directed. (If making Thursday’s smoothies, cube watermelon for that day at the same time.)

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Make

Slice meatballs in half and warm up in the microwave.
Assemble lettuce cups by layering lettuce leaves with meatballs (~10 halves / serving), carrot slaw, cilantro leaves, cucumbers and cashews. Top with spicy mayo.
Serve lettuce cups with watermelon wedges on the side. Enjoy!

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