Thai 'Larb' 260 cals per serving

Laura_beau

This is something I have regularly for lunch or a main meal- it is absolutely beautiful and sooooo low in fat/cals/carbs. This recipe serves 4 as a starter or lunch- or 2-3 as a main meal. It seems like a lot of ingredients, but they are all available from big supermarkets now and the whole meal is ready in under 30 minutes.

500g extra lean ground turkey
2 lemongrass stalks, woody outer leaves removed
4 kaffir lime leaves
3 garlic cloves, peeled
1 thumb sized piece fresh ginger, peeled
2 birds eye chillis
1 tbsp thai fish sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp granulated splenda
Small bunch fresh corriander (Cilantro)
Small bunch fresh Basil (Thai holy basil if you can get it)
Small bunch fresh mint
Gem lettuce leaves, to serve
Spring onions, to serve
Cucumber sticks, to serve
Lime wedges, to serve
Spray oil (1 cal spray- approx 20 sprays), for frying

*In a food processor, grind the lemongrass, chillis, ginger, garlic and lime leaves into a paste.
*Spray a hot pan with spray oil and add minced turkey. Add the lemongrass paste and fry for 5 mins until cooked through.
*Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil and splenda and stir through. Bubble away for a further 2 mins unil liquid has almost evaporated.
* Turn off the heat and add the fresh chopped herbs and spring onions. Spoon into gem lettuce cups and serve with cucumber sticks and lime wedges.

Per serving: 261 cals, 9g carbs, 1g saturated fat, 39g protein.

Add more/less chilli to taste, or substitute with chilli flakes/powder. For a more substatial meal serve with rice/shirataki noodles & beansprouts mixed in.

tacey21

I LOVE Thai food.
There's a market about a 10 minute drive from me that has all these ingredients, fairly inexpensively. I'm so excited to try this!
(PS: If you have more recipes, I'd love them!)

Laura_beau

If you love thai food I would strongly reccomend my fave book- Rick Steins far eastern odyssey. It is AMAZING and has loads of recipes from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.

My diet is pretty much based around this book- soooo many healthy broths, stews, curries, salads.

I will post some more on here tomorrow but I highly recommend you get on amazon and buy the book )

l3ugjuice

I make a "Larb-ish" dish once or twice a week for dinner, mainly because it's just so darn easy. But what I do is ... well ... the lazy version.

Ground Turkey Breast browned in a bit of extra light olive oil. I dump that into a bowl, squeeze in a few limes, add some chopped cilantro (I just prefer cilantro to basil, but either work), some VERY thinly sliced red onion or shallots if I have them (and when I say thin, I mean THIN...translucent thin), some white pepper, a dash of cayenne pepper, a bit of sriracha, and mix it up. Serve it with some cabbage or romaine lettuce, whichever I have. Takes about 20 minutes or so, easy peasy.

Laura_beau

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