When I was 15 I worked in an architecture firm. One of the older architects took me under his wing and skooled me. I think he was bored with his job and was happy to not work and just talk to me all day. So one day he gave me this recipe and said, ‘When you are older and have children you should make them this recipe every week. It is easy and tasty and good for you.’ In some weird way it stuck with me and I carried that recipe with me all through college up and up til today. He was right. It is easy. And tasty.

ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup green onions, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced mushrooms

16 large lettuce leaves

sauce ingredients:
1/3 cup light soy sauce
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon sugar

Peel the carrots, then grate them. Wash lettuce leaves and set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix together ground turkey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 2 teaspoons ginger. Brown in a skillet over medium high heat, add carrots, green onions and mushrooms til turkey is cooked through, no longer pink.

Combine sauce ingredients.

Spoon the meat mixture into the lettuce leaves and serve, or you can have people assemble them themselves. Either way, add a little sauce just before eating.

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