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Quick MealsLettuce wraps stuffed with healthy red lentils, potatoes, carrots, and lots of curry spice. They’re a healthy, hearty vegan meal that’s also gluten free!
How about a delicious and nutritious Meatless Monday dish to start off the week? Well, today you are in luck! Emily from Zen and Spice is here to share her curried red lentil and potato lettuce wraps recipe and it looks amazing!
Hi readers of Cotter Crunch! My name is Emily, and I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and healthy living blogger over at Zen & Spice. I’m a food lover and nutrition enthusiast who has a fascination for cooking, gardening, practicing yoga and embracing the mind body connection. On my blog you’ll find healthy recipes, motivation strategies, meditation tips, and things that make me happy. I live in Dallas, Texas with my boyfriend, Nick, and our five-month-old schnoodle puppy.
I have been a huge fan of Lindsay’s blog for a long time now! I love her fitness tips— always inspires me to get back in the gym or to try new workouts. Her gluten free recipes are fantastic and I do recommend my celiac patients to visit her site! I am happy to be here today sharing a recipe and getting to know Lindsay’s readers!
One of my major goals for 2015 is to eat more holistically & mindfully. To me, this means making more meals meatless (to save money and help out the environment), and more meals gluten free (having IBS makes digesting gluten difficult). Beans & lentils are cheap, fiber rich, and easy to make! I’ve been on a mission to learn how to cook beans and lentils and make them taste amazing. Curried red lentil lettuce wraps are definitely tasty.
While developing this lettuce wraps recipe for Cotter Crunch, I had a couple different ideas for the lettuce wrap filling. I knew I wanted to use red lentils, but wasn’t sure what else to combine with. Well, funny story. We recently adopted a little schnoodle puppy (he’s five months old now) and I wanted to take him to the dog park for the first time (what does this have to do with lettuce wraps? hang tight!).
I knew there was a dog park down the street by our apartment, but wasn’t sure how far down the street it was. So, I had the bright idea of walking there to “get some steps in”. Long story short, it ended up being a 3 1/2 mile walk and it wasn’t until we were half way there I realized this. It was too late to turn around, so I just kept going. Don’t worry, I held the little guy the whole time or else he probably wouldn’t have made it to the dog park.
Anyway, after a SEVEN mile round trip (I contemplated calling a taxi for a ride back but thought I’d look like an idiot dropping me off right down the street), we finally made it back to the apartment and I was FAMISHED. That was the night I was taste testing the curry lettuce wraps recipe and I thought, lentils and lettuce are not going to hold me over right now. So I added a bunch of diced potatoes and carrots to bulk it up. For some reason, walking seven miles prompted me to season with curry and the apartment smelled heavenly. I’ll just say I ate my fill of these lettuce wraps and was quite satisfied! Then I took a bath and went straight to bed.
This was one of the first recipes where I’ve used my curry seasoning. I’m looking forward to exploring other ways to use it! If you have a good curry recipe, leave a link to it in a comment below.
I hope you enjoy these lettuce wraps!
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CARLA says
February 23, 2015 at 5:00 AMit is TEACH THE CHILD TO TRY NEW STUFFS WEEK here 🙂
and mama has never ever tried a lentil herself.
(I know I know :-))
I need to suck it up and MAKE THESE for her.
for us.
to try 🙂
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 23, 2015 at 11:52 AMConfession: I have only recently started experimenting with lentils as well! I’ve gone my whole life not eating them, really for no good reason, and only recently started using them! They’re a great cheap source of protein that blends well with many dishes and spices.
jill conyers says
February 23, 2015 at 6:17 AMI’ll be right over to have lunch with you and Emily. What shall I bring?
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 23, 2015 at 11:53 AMMimosas! Hehe 🙂
Tina Muir says
February 23, 2015 at 6:22 AMHey you! Please join us for meatless mondayyyyyyy! I know its Emily’s dish, but would love if you could…..and now I will say Hi Emily, nice to meet you 🙂 This sounds looovveellllyyy! They would be nice and hearty, which is what it is all about for the meals for me. Love it!
LCCotter says
February 23, 2015 at 11:47 AMsure! i’ll change the link and link up! xxoo
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:08 PMNice to meet you too, Tina! They are very hearty! The filling is warm and the lettuce is cool and crunchy. Very satisfying! 🙂
Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious says
February 23, 2015 at 6:22 AMI live lentils! This sounds amazing, thanks for sharing with us Emily!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 23, 2015 at 11:54 AMNo problem, thanks for reading! 🙂
Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
February 23, 2015 at 6:56 AMSounds and looks so delicious!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:11 PMLet me know if you give it a try!
misszippy says
February 23, 2015 at 7:24 AMI love lettuce wraps. These sound amazing!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:12 PMI love them too- so versatile! Thanks for reading!
Cara's Healthy Cravings says
February 23, 2015 at 7:30 AMI love how your long walk inspired this recipe, nothing like hunger to get the recipe development juices flowing 😉
I love red lentils and this recipe looks wonderful, thanks Emily.
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 23, 2015 at 11:55 AMHaha yeah, a 7 mile walk will do crazy (and delicious) things to your mind!
Cara's Healthy Cravings says
February 23, 2015 at 12:00 PMAnd I am impressed you came home and cooked a meal! Sometimes when I get to that hunger point I either cave and get take-out or end up eating a bowl of granola or whatever I can get in my mouth the fastest 😉
LCCotter says
February 23, 2015 at 12:03 PMLOL! same! that’s when i bust out the eggs.
Linz @ Itz Linz says
February 23, 2015 at 7:59 AMmmmm wish i had these to take for lunch this week!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:13 PMI want to make a second batch for lunch too!
Debbie @ Live from La Quinta says
February 23, 2015 at 8:28 AMI love curry, lentils and (especially) potatoes! I can’t wait to try this.
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:14 PMI hope you do try it! It’s an amazing combo!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
February 23, 2015 at 8:51 AMSo nice to meet ya, Emily – I am a huge fan of lentils and curry – but never had them in a wrap with potatoes – such a great idea!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 23, 2015 at 11:55 AMThanks for reading! 🙂 Yes, you should try this combo, it’s so tasty!!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com says
February 23, 2015 at 9:15 AMLovely recipe, anything with lentils gets my vote!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:20 PMMe too! I love lentils!
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
February 23, 2015 at 9:38 AMEmily is awesome!!! and i love how she used red lentils because they cook soooo quickly compared to other lentils.
LCCotter says
February 23, 2015 at 11:48 AMme too! currently craving this!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:21 PMThanks Dixya! I love red lentils as well 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
February 23, 2015 at 10:39 AMPotatoes, lentils, curry? I’d say this may be perfect 😉
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:22 PMThanks Rebecca! Let me know if you try it 🙂
Tara | Treble in the Kitchen says
February 23, 2015 at 11:07 AMThese look wonderful!!!!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:22 PMThanks Tara! 🙂
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
February 23, 2015 at 1:14 PMOh Emily this is fantastic! I love lettuce wraps and would have never thought to put this combo together. Adding this to my must try!! So nice to meet you! And I can’t believe you carried your dog for 7 miles round trip – you are a a trooper!
LCCotter says
February 23, 2015 at 8:35 PMme too! such a great combo!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:23 PMThanks, Sam! Nice to meet you as well!! And my dog only weighs 4 pounds so it really wasn’t a big deal hahaha! My legs hurt from walking more than my arms hurt from carrying him 🙂
Becca @ The Earthlings Handbook says
February 23, 2015 at 2:44 PMSounds delicious! With potatoes, plus the starchiness of lentils, you don’t need bread to feel full.
I have several favorite lentil recipes on my site. I also was barely aware of lentils until well into adulthood (I remember one recipe my mom made a few times, but I didn’t like it) but now we eat them at least once a week on average.
LCCotter says
February 23, 2015 at 8:35 PMtotally! so filling and nourishing!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:24 PMYep, the starchyness of this meal is all you need, no need for flour or corn tortillas! The lettuce also adds a wonderful crunch. I am just now discovering the magic of lentils as well 🙂
Katrina says
February 24, 2015 at 9:46 AMThese look amazing, but I don’t like lentils. I’ve tried them, and the texture is just too weird for me. So sad, because I would love to try this recipe. Maybe I’ll sub some beans or something in there. 🙂
LCCotter says
February 24, 2015 at 12:20 PMtotally! i bet red beans or black beans would be great!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:26 PMYou could totally substitute beans for the lentils! However, when cooking the potatoes and lentils, the lentils really break down and blend into the potatoes, so the texture is totally different than just eating lentils by themselves 🙂 Let me know if you try this with the bean substitute, I would love to hear how it turns out!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says
February 24, 2015 at 10:37 AMoh wow these look fab and I can’t wait to make them! Right up my alley for sure. Thanks so much for joining in on Meatless Monday!
Emily @ Zen & Spice says
February 24, 2015 at 12:27 PMThanks for reading! 🙂 Let me know if you try them!
LCCotter says
February 24, 2015 at 8:09 PMthanks for hosting!
Jess @hellotofit says
February 24, 2015 at 1:13 PMOh, these look great! I don’t cook with lentils much – not because I don’t like them, but because I just haven’t though to purchase some! This is going on my to-cook list 🙂
LCCotter says
February 24, 2015 at 8:08 PMgirl, get some! i know you’d make some fabulous dishes with lentils!
Lauren @ Fun, Fit, and Fabulous! says
February 24, 2015 at 7:37 PMThese look oh so delicious! I admittedly have never cooked with curry, but these might give me the motivation to try!
LCCotter says
February 24, 2015 at 8:07 PMoh my gosh, you will love it Lauren! curry is so good!
Natural Honey Online says
February 25, 2015 at 1:15 PMThis is Healthy Dishes… Looking Good Yummy…!!!!
Phoebe @Feed Me Phoebe says
June 26, 2015 at 8:13 AMThese wraps look so delicious!! Love the combo of curried red lentils and potatoes – healthy and satisfying!