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These delicious 10-minute Fajita Lettuce Wraps are simple, light and perfect for serving during the warmer weather that’s headed our way. The creamy hazelnut avocado crema is made in less than 5 minutes with only two ingredients so it’s incredibly easy and full of flavor.

We’re making lettuce wraps today and they’re one of the most flavorful recipes I’ve ever made. Not only are these fajitas easy to make, they’re topped with an incredible Avocado Crema using Elmhurst Unsweetened Hazelnut Milk. 

Now, I know what you’re thinking… hazelnut milk in fajitas?

YES.

The only ingredients in this non-dairy milk are filtered water and hazelnuts. Talk about a clean product! I cannot stop drinking it and making recipes with it, as well, which brings me to today’s delicious recipe.

How to MakeFajita Lettuce Wraps

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How to Make Fajita Lettuce Wraps

You know I’m all about 3 simple steps for every recipe, so here they are:

Step 1: Saute a diced white onion with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini and carrots, saute until tender, then add cinnamon, cumin, salt, and pepper.

Step 2: Remove from heat and spoon into lettuce leaves. Add grape tomatoes, red bell pepper, walnuts, and parsley.

Step 3: Make the avocado crema with ripe avocados and Elmhurst Unsweetened Hazelnut Milk in a mini food processor, dollop on top of the lettuce fajitas and serve.

EAT!

Let me talk to you for a minute about this non-dairy milk. It’s by far the best brand I’ve ever tried and the best part is that their clean process doesn’t use stabilizers or gums like carrageenan, locust bean or xanthan gum. They’re all about creating a “whole foods” drink with a creamy texture by extracting the nutritional benefit of nuts in a clean form (without any junk added).

This, my friends, is my kinda brand. I wish every food and beverage brand cared as much as they do about the quality and taste of their products without adding inflammatory ingredients that make so many of our belly’s hurt! I know you feel the same way.

Elmhurst sells everything from almond milk to oat milk to cashew milk to walnut milk and more (check out all of their products here). I highly suggest you check out their super clean products!

Because I love these products so much, I want to give you the opportunity to try them. If you’d like to order from the Elmhurst website, use the code: HEALTHYAPPLE518 for 15% off your order.

You can buy these milks online and in select stores (click here to find a store near you).

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Option to Add Organic Animal Protein

Because all of our bodies are very different, some of you have requested recipe alternatives that have animal protein options. So, for this fajita recipe, here’s what you can do if you’re in the mood for it.

You can easily add chopped chicken by poaching a chicken breast in vegetable broth or water with sea salt and cook covered over medium heat for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink inside. Then, use a sharp knife to dice the chicken. You can add the diced chicken right inside the lettuce wraps with the veggies.

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Fajita Lettuce Wraps with Hazelnut Avocado Crema

Serves: 4

 

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Prep

10 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Total

20 minutes

 

These delicious 10-minute Fajita Lettuce Wraps are simple, light and perfect for serving during the warmer weather that's headed our way. The creamy hazelnut avocado crema is made in less than 5 minutes with only two ingredients so it’s incredibly easy and full of flavor.

Author: Amie

Recipe type: Entree

Ingredients

Fajita Lettuce Wraps

• 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil extra virgin
• 1 large white onion diced
• 4 large carrots spiralized or thinly sliced
• 2 large zucchini spiralized or thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes halved
• 1 large jarred roasted red bell pepper thinly sliced
• 2 Tbsp. raw walnuts
• 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley finely chopped

Avocado Crema

• 2 large large ripe avocado peeled, pitted and diced
• 1/2 cup Elmhurst Unsweetened Hazelnut Milk
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Instructions

Fajita Lettuce Wraps

1. Saute the olive oil and onion over medium heat in a large skillet until the onion is translucent and tender. Add carrots and zucchini and cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon and cumin and remove from heat.

2. Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves. Top with grape tomatoes, bell pepper, walnuts, parsley and avocado crema (recipe below).

Avocado Crema

1. Puree all ingredients until creamy. Scrape down the sides as needed and puree again until desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts

Fajita Lettuce Wraps with Hazelnut Avocado Crema

Amount Per Serving

Calories 161 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 429mg19%

Potassium 803mg23%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 12820IU256%

Vitamin C 43.4mg53%

Calcium 77mg8%

Iron 1.6mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.