VIET-THAI TURKEY-TOFU

This dish has powerful flavors of lime, lemon, mint and spice. It will waken your tastebuds in a really great way. Easy to make, and wonderful to enjoy!!! If you cant find tamarind don't worry about it, just skip it and if you want to make this a vegan dish leave out the turkey and if you hate tofu leave it out...just increase the remaining protein!!!!

4 servings Steps 4

ingredients

½ pound cooked ground turkey (optional)

½ block of firm tofu cut into 2 inch cubes

3 stalks lemongrass (just the bottom 2/3)—chopped

1 X 3-inch piece of fresh ginger—finely chopped

1 handful mint

1 handful Thai basil

2 spring onions cut into 2 inch pieces

2 limes juiced and separated

2 tbl fish sauce

2 to 4 Thai chilis (optional)*

½ bok choy cut into 1-inch slices

flesh from 1 tamarind pod

*I love it spicy, but you might not :)

directions

1. In a food processor make a paste with the lemongrass, ginger, mint, Thai basil, juice of 1 lime, fish sauce, and chilis

2. Grab a pan and add the rest of the lime juice and heat. When it begins to bubble add the paste to the pan and mix it into the juice and add the bok choy and sauté for a few minutes

3. Add the cooked ground turkey and the tofu, the tamarind, reduce the heat a bit and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes…until the tofu is hot

4. Plate it and garnish with some fresh mint

Nutrition Facts (approximate)

4 ServingsAmount Per Serving

Calories126.6Total Fat 3.5 g

Saturated Fat 0.9 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.5 g

Cholesterol 32.5 mg

Sodium 754.8 mg

Potassium 286.0 mg

Total Carbohydrate 6.3 g

Dietary Fiber 1.1 g

Sugars 3.2 g

Protein18.2 g

Vitamin A 35.4 % Vitamin B- 120.7 % Vitamin B- 67.2 % Vitamin C 112.1 % Vitamin D 0.0 % Vitamin E 0.9 % Calcium 29.7 % Copper 10.5 % Folate 6.0 % Iron 13.2 % Magnesium 12.7 % Manganese 30.0 % Niacin 3.4 % Pantothenic Acid 0.9 % Phosphorus 9.4 % Riboflavin4.4 % Selenium 11.5 % Thiamin 6.6 % Zinc 5.0 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.