Whole Foods Plant Based No Oil Lettuce Boats

This first mention isn't the recipe... I'm just sharing about the lovely breakfast I had first.  I just peel and cut up some sweet potato or yam, drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil and mix them up (yes, there was a wee bit of oil in the breakfast... but that's not the recipe we're here for.... the oil free recipe is below... breakfast was just so yummy I wanted to mention it). Then I roast them at 400 degrees until done (30-40 mins depending on your oven).   

No need for salt because… When they’re done, I remove the pan from the oven and spoon a lot of sauerkraut over them and then pop them back into the oven for about 5 more minutes. That keeps the cold sauerkraut from cooling off the potatoes, like if you just mixed them together without heating up the kraut. The sauerkraut provides more than enough salt.

Mmmmm!



Okay, but here’s why we’re really here today. I made these lettuce boats and they turned out so yummy I had to share.

Lettuce Boats Ingredients

• 1 cup of cooked pinto beans
• 1 cup of cooked quinoa
• 2-3 mandarins (peeled and each segment cut in half)
• A couple slices of onion, diced
• 2 celery stalks diced
• 1-2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
• Roasted almond slivers (toaster oven or non-stick frying pan)
• Lettuce for boats

So any or all of the above can be modified or substituted. For example, you can use less or more of any item, you can use any kind of bean, etc.

There’s no salt and no oil, every ingredient is whole foods and plant-based. It’s not extremely low carb but quinoa is lower in carbs than rice. And beans and quinoa are a healthy protein that are complex carbs so will release slower in your system.

If you try this recipe, come back and post in the comments. I'd love to hear from you!

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