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Lahmacun-style smash tacos recipe

Lahmacun-style smash tacos recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

These high-protein smash tacos are inspired by lahmacun - a flavour-packed Middle Eastern street food. You can use any mince here, we've seasoned lean turkey mince and smashed it onto wraps before frying for a quick and easy twist. Most importantly, these tacos taste downright delicious! See method

Ingredients

  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • 1 lemon, ½ zested and juiced, ½ cut into wedges
  • 500g pack 2% fat turkey breast mince
  • 1 tsp crushed chillies
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 3 tsp paprika
  • 15g fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves and stalks separated, stalks finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée​
  • 8-pack mini white tortilla wraps
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
  • 200g cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • ½ cucumber, chopped
1 of your 5-a-day and high in protein

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2010kj
    479kcal     24%

  • Fat

    17g 25%

  • Saturates

    3g 16%

  • Sugars

    8g 9%

  • Salt

    1g 16%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 39.5g Protein 38.6g Fibre 5.2g

Method

  1. Put the onion in a bowl and mix with the lemon juice and a pinch of salt; set aside. 
  2. In a separate bowl, mix the turkey mince with the crushed chillies, cumin, garlic granules, 2 tsp paprika, the parsley stalks and tomato purée until well combined; season. Divide into 8 equal balls, then use a fork to mash each ball onto a wrap, spreading thinly to the edges.
  3. Divide 2 tbsp oil between 2 nonstick frying pans and heat both over a medium-high heat. Once hot, fry the wraps, one in each pan, mince-side down, for 3-5 mins until golden and the mince is cooked through, pressing down every so often, and reducing the heat if needed. Flip and cook for 1 min, then transfer to a plate; cover with foil. Repeat with the remaining tacos, adding more oil if needed.
  4. Meanwhile, add the pepper, tomatoes, cucumber and parsley leaves to the lemony onion. Sprinkle over the remaining paprika. Use some of the salad to top the tacos, along with the lemon zest, and serve the rest alongside with the lemon wedges for squeezing over.

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