Marisa's Healthy Kitchen

I love when meals are 100% success! With little kids this always feels like a big win all around! This was one of those times! Yeah!!! My kids LOVE guac and tomatoes and of course pretty much any toppings! So instead of assembling their tacos for them I opted to bring everything to the table in bowls, where we had fun constructing them (they used sprouted tortilla wraps and I had the lettuce wrap). They were happy, I was happy and the food was amazing! Life is Amazing! Then Michael came home and loved them too! Happy Wife & Mama! I have always loved ❤ lettuce wraps and this was a great family solution!

• 1/3 cup olive oil, divided
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 2-3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 1/2-1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 medium eggplant (or 2 small), peeled & diced into 1/4″-1/2″ cubes
• 2 cups mushrooms, diced
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 block of tofu, pressed & cut into 1/2″ cubes
• 1 head of Butter or Bib lettuce, leaves separated to make taco shells &/or tortilla wraps
• toppings (we used Guac with jicama & jalepeno, Red & Orange Peppers, & Cherry tomatoes, quartered & for me hot sauce)

1. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic and lemon juice, and cook for 1-2 minutes, making sure not to burn the garlic. Add jalapeno and onion. Cook until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
2. Stir eggplant, mushrooms, and spices into the skillet. Drizzle remaining olive oil on top. Reduce heat to low, and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant softens and reduces in size, about 15 minutes.
3. In a separate pan add just a drizzle of oil and add the tofu. When sizzle to have a nice char on each side before turning, so a few minutes between stirs (I know this feels hard to do, but it makes for the best tofu!) Once good and seared, add to the eggplant mixtures and continue to cook for a few more minutes until ready to serve.
4. Spoon mixture into lettuce “shells” and add any additional toppings.