Herbed Cheese Lettuce Rolls
- Yield: 8 servings
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 0 mins
Make the tomato salsa in advance and store it in the fridge up to 3 days—then bring it, the ricotta and the lettuce leaves to the picnic in the cooler so you can roll the wraps just before serving. Serve leftover salsa with chips.
Ingredients
- Tomato Salsa:
- 1large tomato, seeded and finely chopped
- 1small shallot, minced
- 1/4cup finely chopped cilantro
- 2teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1/4teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, divided
- 1/8teaspoon garlic powder
- Lettuce Rolls:
- 1cup part-skim ricotta
- 1/2cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 16large Boston lettuce leaves
Instructions
- To prepare salsa, combine tomato, shallot, cilantro, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a medium bowl; stir well.
- To prepare lettuce rolls, combine ricotta and Parmesan cheese. Place a heaping tablespoon of cheese mixture in each lettuce leaf; top with a rounded tablespoon of tomato salsa, and enclose. Serves 8.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 80
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 4g
- Saturated Fat 2.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1g
- Cholesterol 15mg
- Sodium 270mg
- Potassium 180mg
- Carbohydrate 4g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 1g
- Protein 6g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 30%
- Vitamin C 8%
- Calcium 15%
- Iron 4%
