{"id":20403,"date":"2021-07-22T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20403"},"modified":"2022-08-31T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:35:07","slug":"chipotle-lentil-lettuce-wraps","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/chipotle-lentil-lettuce-wraps","title":{"rendered":"Chipotle Lentil Lettuce Wraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think of the lettuce as a container for tasty ingredients! Enjoy this Asian inspired treat.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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1<\/span> cup<\/span> dry lentils, sorted and rinsed<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> small onion, minced<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> cloves garlic, minced<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> dried oregano<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> chipotle chili powder<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground cumin<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground coriander<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span> tbsp<\/span> tomato paste<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> Sriracha<\/span>or hot sauce of choice, to taste<\/span><\/div>\n
8<\/span> <\/span> Romaine lettuce leaves<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> large avocado, sliced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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In a medium pot, cover lentils with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Cook until lentils are soft, approximately 30-45 minutes. Drain but reserve the cooking water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In large skillet over med-high heat, saut\u00e9 onion with 2 tablespoons water & cook until translucent. When water evaporates and pan starts to brown, add in 2 more tablespoons of water. Add garlic and saut\u00e9 1 minute more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Stir in oregano, chipotle powder, cumin, coriander, and salt. Toast for 30 seconds, until lightly fragrant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lower heat to medium and add cooked lentils with a little reserved cooking water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Stir in tomato paste and Sriracha (or you choice of hot sauce). Cook for 5 minutes to get the flavors to meld, adding any additional reserved cooking water as necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add \u00bc cup of filling into a lettuce leaf and top with sliced avocado and any additional veggies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4608,"featured_media":20405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2704],"yst_prominent_words":[872,1038,1085,1631,696],"class_list":["post-20403","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-entrees"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20403"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}