Lettuce enjoy

I discovered a wonderful secret! Lettuce leaves make excellent “tortillas” for fajitas.  I’m trying to think what other Mexican dishes might work.  Unfortunately, the lack of beans and cheese makes it very difficult to think of a dish I can try.  But turkey fajitas is definitely a new favorite for me!

I made regular fajitas for the rest of the family.  I served them tortillas and a beef, pepper, onion mixture that never fails to please me.  My only problem was when they began adding my lettuce leaves to their fajitas and I ran short.  Oh, well.  I don’t have to eat the turkey and onions as a fajita, it makes a great dish on its own.  I still was able to eat a few small fajitas before I was left with just the filling.  I have added the recipe below.  I hope you enjoy!

Turkey fajitas

1 lb turkey breast
2 lg onions
olive oil for frying
8 lg lettuce leaves

Slice onions into narrow strips.  Set frying pan to medium-high heat and add olive oil.  Add onions.  Cook onions past the translucent stage until they have some additional color.  Remove from pan and set aside.

While onions cook, slice turkey into narrow strips.  When onions have been removed from the pan, add additional olive oil  and cook turkey until no longer pink.  Add onions back to the pan and stir together until hot.

Use lettuce leaves as you would a tortilla.  You do not need to “wrap” the lettuce leaves, fajitas are to be left open along one side.  Eat with your hands or a fork, your choice.

NOTE: if you are testing nightshade vegetables, you may add bell peppers by cooking them with the onions.  If not, it’s good without them.