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.