Mediterranean Quinoa Lettuce Boats

The filling is a Mediterranean-inspired quinoa salad, similar to our Mediterranean bean salad with fresh veggies, fragrant herbs, and salty feta cheese. All tossed in a simple olive oil and lemon combo, then served inside crisp lettuce leaves.

Enjoy these lettuce boats as a side dish or a light meal.

How to Make Lettuce Boats

The Quinoa Filling

The quinoa filling is a delicious combination of Mediterranean flavors. Crisp cucumber, tomatoes, parsley, green onions, fresh mint, and crumbled feta cheese. All dressed in olive oil, lemon juice, and cumin.

You can adjust the seasoning to your own liking. I find that after the salad had time to stand it absorbs some of the dressing and seasoning. So feel free to more lemon juice, olive oil, salt, or black pepper.

Best Lettuce to Use

Baby romaine lettuce works great for these lettuce boats. It has sturdy leaves that hold a good amount of filling without falling apart.

You could also use long leaves of romaine, cut into a few pieces, or Bibb or butter lettuce.

Ways to Add Protein

These lettuce boats are vegetarian but you can easily add-in cooked chopped roasted bone-in chicken, garlic grilled shrimp, or even canned tuna to make these more filling.

If you love this lettuce boats recipe, try these lettuce wrap recipes:

• Korean Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps
• Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Blackened Salmon Lettuce Wraps
• Spicy Coconut Shrimp Lettuce Wraps