Starters · Cold starter
Turkey & Sesame Cabbage Cups
Finely shredded cabbage and chilled turkey with a light ginger-sesame dressing, served in lettuce cups.
Serve chilled
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook & chill
- 0 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Method
- No-cook
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Original recipe: 4 servings.
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FOR 4 servings
Ingredients
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- Turkey breastfully cooked, chilled, shredded; cooked weight180 g
- Cabbagevery finely shredded160 g
- Romaine lettucesmall leaves100 g
- Cucumberthin matchsticks100 g
- Soy sauceShoyu, soy & wheat15 g
- Sesame oilSalad or cooking oil10 g
- Lemon juiceRaw20 g
- Gingerfinely grated5 g
- Sesame seedsWhole, dried8 g
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STEP BY STEP
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- Wash and dry 8 small romaine leaves. Shred the cabbage and cut the cucumber into fine matchsticks.
- Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice and ginger together.
- Toss the cold cooked turkey, cabbage and cucumber in the dressing. Add any chopped lettuce trimmings.
- Fill the leaves, scatter with sesame seeds and divide into 4 servings. Serve chilled.
Kitchen notes
- Cooked turkey is weighed after cooking. Soy sauce brands vary in salt and carbohydrate.
- Keep refrigerated at 40°F (4°C) or below until serving. Refrigerate perishables within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Serve chilled; do not leave a buffet platter out for longer.
ESTIMATED · PER EQUAL SERVING
What’s in your portion?
- Total carbs
- 5.3 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Carbs − fiber
- 3.3 g
- Protein
- 15 g
- Fat
- 4.6 g
- Energy
- 117 kcal
Calculated from USDA ingredient records, divided into 4 servings. Includes listed oils, sauces and sides; assumes all cooking fat and juices are eaten. A dash means a nutrient is unavailable. Actual ingredients and cooking losses can change the result.
Sources & calculationUse a food thermometer for the temperatures in the method. FoodSafety.gov cooking temperatures ↗ · Chilling and cold food handling ↗
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Turkey & Sesame Cabbage Cups
For 4 servings
Meat & poultry
- Turkey breastRoasted, meat only180 g
Vegetables
- CabbageRaw160 g
- CucumberRaw, with peel100 g
- GingerRaw5 g
- Romaine lettuceRaw100 g
Fruit & berries
- Lemon juiceRaw20 g
Oils & fats
- Sesame oilSalad or cooking oil10 g
Nuts & seeds
- Sesame seedsWhole, dried8 g
Sauces & pantry
- Soy sauceShoyu, soy & wheat15 g
Amounts are edible ingredient weights for the recipe, not package sizes. Check your pantry for oil and seasonings. Plain cooking water is omitted.
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