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Mediterranean Quinoa Lettuce Wraps with Smoked Paprika Dressing and Feta

Mediterranean Quinoa Lettuce Wraps with Smoked Paprika Dressing and Feta

These quinoa lettuce wraps are healthy, vegetarian, gluten-free, crisp, delicious, and only require a few short minutes of cook time.

Ingredients

  • Mediterranean Quinoa Lettuce Wraps with Smoked Paprika Dressing and Feta
  • 1 c quinoa
  • 1/2 sweet white onion
  • 1 carrot julienned or diced
  • 4 oz slices sun dried tomatoes [packed in oil or reconstituted dried tomatoes are great too]
  • 1 roasted red pepper diced
  • 1/2 english cucumber quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 4-6 cooked artichoke hearts sliced thin
  • 1 head whole romaine or green leaf lettuce leaves washed and patted dry

Smoked Paprika Dressing:

  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2-1 tsp agave or honey
  • 1 T dijon
  • 2/3 c olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Crumbled feta

Instructions 

  • Cook quinoa according to package directions.
  • While quinoa is cooking, caramelize 1/2 diced onion in a little bit of olive oil until golden brown.
  • Whisk together all dressing ingredients except olive oil until well combined, then slowly drizzle olive oil while whisking constantly until fully combined.
  • In a large bowl combine cooked quinoa, onions, chopped sun dried tomatoes, diced roasted red peppers, carrots, sliced artichoke hearts and just enough dressing to coat quinoa mixture.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Fill lettuce leaves with cooled quinoa mixture, top with cucumber slices, feta, extra dressing [if desired] and freshly cracked black pepper.