Taco Lettuce Wraps with Melon Salsa Recipe - Forks Over Knives

Taco Lettuce Wraps with Melon Salsa Recipe - Forks Over Knives

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These taco-style lettuce wraps feature a hearty Mexican-spiced quinoa and pinto bean filling and topped with a fresh melon salsa. Get the recipe!

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Ingredients

  • 1½ cups dry tricolor quinoa
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen sweet corn kernels
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons salt-free taco seasoning
  • 1 15-oz. can no-salt-added pinto beans, rinsed and drained (1½ cups)
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups chopped cantaloupe
  • 1 cup fresh salsa or pico de gallo
  • 1 fresh jalapeño chile, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 12 to 16 green-leaf lettuce leaves
  • 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and thinly sliced

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