Artificial Flavors Free Lemon-Dill Mini Lettuce Wraps
These bright, fresh little wraps are the kind of appetizer that disappears from the platter before you even sit down. Tender shredded chicken gets tossed with crisp cucumber, celery, fragrant fresh dill, and chives, then dressed in a zippy lemon-olive oil vinaigrette that pulls everything together beautifully. Every single ingredient here is whole and recognizable — real lemon juice, lemon zest, ground ginger, sea salt — so there's no guesswork about what you're actually eating. That matters a lot when you're trying to avoid the synthetic flavor compounds that sneak into so many bottled dressings and pre-seasoned proteins. Making the dressing from scratch takes about two minutes and tastes infinitely better anyway. Spooned into cool butter lettuce cups and finished with a little extra zest and dill, these are as pretty as they are clean-eating friendly. Serve them at a party, pack the filling for lunch, or just make them because you deserve something this good on a Tuesday.
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4 servings
For the filling
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or finely chopped
- ½ cup cucumber, finely diced
- ¼ cup celery, finely diced
- 3 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, thinly sliced
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt, or to taste
For serving
- 12 small butter lettuce leaves, separated and patted dry
- 1 tsp lemon zest, for garnish (optional)
- fresh dill sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, ground ginger, and sea salt until the dressing is smooth and emulsified.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, cucumber, celery, fresh dill, and chives.
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