Eat Green for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is an ideal time to encourage your kids (and yourself) to load up on green vegetables. The people at Fruit and Veggie Guru offer a wealth of recipes and other resources for making eating vegetables fun and easy. For St. Patrick’s Day, they’ve shared this tasty recipe for Spicy Wasabi Pear Lettuce Wraps. They’re an ideal treat for the holiday.

Spicy Wasabi Pear Lettuce Wraps
Makes 15 wraps.

Prep Time:15 minutes

Ingredients:
1/3 cup Mayonnaise
3 tablespoons Rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons Wasabi paste
2 pears
1 head Butter lettuce leaves, washed, trimmed
2 cups Mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 cups Radish sprouts
1 1/2 cups Carrots, peeled and grated
4 teaspoons Sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation:
Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar and wasabi paste in medium bowl until blended.

Slice pear stem side up into 12 ¼” vertical planks. Cut pieces into thin julienne slices. Place in bowl with wasabi dressing and toss until coated.

Place lettuce leaves on plate and top with mushrooms, sprouts, carrots and pears. Drizzle any remaining dressing in bowl over pears. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

Nutrition:
Nutritional Analysis per Serving (1 wrap): Calories 70 (60% Calories from Fat), 1g Protein, 6g Carbohydrate, 1g Fiber, 4.5g Fat, 1g Sat. Fat, 0g Trans Fat, 5mg Cholesterol, 35mg Sodium