Mediterranean Ground Beef Lettuce Taco

I got another healthy recipe for you guys that can be made in under 30 minutes. Lettuce has become the new bread for low carb options and you know what? It is a great vehicle to make for a delicious bite.

Servings: about 6 tacos

Total Time: approx. 30 min

Ingredients

1 lb of ground beef

1/4 of an onion

Handful of Parsley

2 Garlic cloves

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 tbsp all spice

2 tbsp olive oil (for cooking)

Instructions

Mix all the herbs in a food processor then add to the ground beef along with the seasonings.

Add 1-2 tbsp of olive oil to a pan, and saute the ground beef until its browned and leave it longer to crisp if you would like. Set aside.

Other Ingredients

Romaine Lettuce or Iceberg lettuce cups

1/2 cup diced roasted red bell peppers (roast in the broiler for 10 min coated with olive oil, salt, and pepper)

1/2 a cucumber sliced

1/3 cup chopped fresh olives (green or black)

Herb Yogurt Sauce

1/4 of a red onion

Handful of fresh parsley

2 large garlic cloves

Handful of fresh mint

1 cup of plain yogurt

1/2 a lemon’s juice

Salt & pepper to taste

1/2 tsp cumin

Instructions

Place all these ingredients into a blender and pulse a few times until everything is mixed well together. Set aside.

Assembly

Take the crisp lettuce cup and top with sliced cucumber and red peppers. Top with ground beef then the olives. Drizzle sauce to your liking on top.

Bon Appetit!