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Ever wonder how to make a lettuce wrap sandwich? These easy lettuce wraps are the perfect low-carb, keto, and healthy sandwich without the bread!
For years I’ve loved getting lettuce wrap sandwiches from a local deli in New York, and now I have mastered making my own lettuce wraps at home!
What You Need:
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- 1 head lceberg lettuce
- Condiment of choice
- Fillings of choice
- 1 piece of parchment paper, 14″ x 14″
What Kind of Lettuce For Perfect Lettuce Wrap Sandwiches?
Iceberg lettuce! Maybe not the most nutritious, but we’ve tried this with romaine lettuce, butter lettuce, and more, and nothing beats the crunch and ease of wrapping like the iceberg lettuce.
Watch The Step By Step Video:
How to Make a Lettuce Wrap Sandwich
We have now perfected the lettuce wrap technique and are so excited to share it with you! With the right lettuce and wrap, you can make an unwich just as good as in the store!
See below for our fool proof method on wrapping these lettuce wrap sandwiches and watch the video!
- Lay large square of parchment down on your work surface.
- Layer large pieces of lettuce in the middle of parchment paper.
- Spread condiments and layer ingredients!
- Using parchment paper as a guide, as tightly as you can roll the lettuce up, starting with the end closest to you.
- Once you the roll has begun, tuck the ends of the wraps towards the middle.
- Continue to roll the lettuce wrap, keeping it as tight as possible and using the parchment paper to guide you.
- When it is completely wrapped, roll the remainder of the parchment around the lettuce tightly.
- Using a serrated knife, slice though the lettuce wrap almost completely, leaving the bottom piece of the parchment intact. This helps keep it together.
Lettuce Wraps In The Wild!
For years I’ve stopped at a local deli near my mom’s house for lettuce wraps. These pictures are just from the last 12 months! While they are our road trip tradition at this point, I’ve always wanted to make them at home. The issue was that they never came out just right! But I got it now!
What to Put in Your Lettuce Wrap Sandwich
Get creative! You can fill your lettuce sandwich wraps with all sorts of things, like:
- Traditional Deli Meat: buy fresh, good quality! We love Applegate or going to our local butcher that makes fresh turkey and cured meats!
- Chicken salads: Apple Dill Chicken Salad, Loaded Chicken Salad, Honey Mustard Chicken Salad, Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad, or Taco Chicken Salad
- Egg Salad
- Tuna Salad
- Air Fryer Bacon or How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
- Grilled Chicken
- Chicken Caesar Wrap
- Buffalo Chicken Tenders
- The options are endless!
Watch the Video:
How to Make a Lettuce Wrap Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 head lceberg lettuce cored and outer leaves removed
- 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
- 4 slices organic turkey
- 2 strips bacon cooked and cut in half
- 1 slice cheese cut in half
- 2 slices tomato
- 1 thin slice red onion
- 1 piece of parchment paper 14″ x 14″
Instructions
- Lay large square of parchment down on your work surface.
- Layer 5-8 large pieces of lettuce in the middle of parchment paper. You want your lettuce base to measure out to be about 9″ by 10″. If your lettuce pieces are breaking, it’s okay to layer smaller ones together.
- Spread mustard in the middle of the lettuce wrap.
- Layer turkey, cheese, bacon, tomato and red onion on top of mustard.
- Using parchment paper as a guide, as tightly as you can roll the lettuce up, starting with the end closest to you.
- Once you the roll has begun, tuck the ends of the wraps towards the middle.
- Continue to roll the lettuce wrap, keeping it as tight as possible and using the parchment paper to guide you.
- When it is completely wrapped, roll the remainder of the parchment around the lettuce tightly.
- Using a serrated knife, slice though the lettuce wrap almost completely, leaving the bottom piece of the parchment intact. This helps keep it together.
You can remove the core of the iceberg lettuce and just have the leaves ready to use. Grasp the head of lettuce with both hands and bump the core firmly directly down on your counter top. You may need to do this more than once, but check after the first bump. This loosens the core and you can twist it slightly and the entire core will lift right out. I can’t wait to make these lettuce wraps. Thanks for the video. It really helped.
I see the text “watch the video,” but there is nothing to activate the video 🙁
What do you mean? Right below that theres a play button! Do you see that?
Have you ever seen vids of people rolling compound butter and using a sheet pan to make the roll super taut? Wonder if that would work here. I’m going to have to try it!
Made it, loved it- first try wasn’t very neat a little messy to eat. Any tips for folding in lettuce edges?
Thanks for sharing this!
Did you watch the video?? Should help!
How do you get whole leaf off? Mine tear and I have scraps every where.
Cut out the core in the center!
Yes! How long will they keep? I’m a meal prepper too!
These I’d make the day of!
Looks good! but I am genuinely curious how turkey can be organic?
*Spoiler it can’t
*Another Spoiler: Just because something is organic, it doesn’t change the nutritional value or make it “healthier”
Fresh turkey breast roasted and sliced – of course it can! Doesn’t have to be deli meat.
Also, nobody said organic made it healthier 🙂 Often though it’s not sprayed with chemicals and things!
Oops!!! After writing this, I realized that the “Baby Lettuce” mix in my fridge might have romaine in it. And so it does — out she goes.
You should always use Iceberg for these wraps!!
Just in case anyone out there missed the news articles: Romaine lettuce is the subject of a recall right now because of an outbreak of E coli. Just another reason to go with the much maligned iceberg variety. Or my husband’s take on the thing: Don’t eat lettuce of any variety, ever again. Nice try, guy.
http://kdvr.com/2018/04/20/cdc-expands-romaine-lettuce-recall/
Lexi, i love lettuce wraps. I have been wanting to make them for my husband so he will stop eating bread. His work doesn’t allow to stop and eat healthy salad. He eats when he drives his work truck. I am going to try this method with pp and hopefully it will work. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial on how to do it! I LOVE IT !
Love the idea, going to make it vagen rap
I’m not an iceberg lettuce eater, what other kind of lettuce can I use?
Hi Pam! You can try romaine, but trust us when we say they are hands down 10x better with iceberg! You get this great crunch with it that you can’t get with other lettuce!
I really love this idea using lettuce instead of normal sandwich. It looks healthier and more attractive!!
I’m gonna try it for my rush lunch soonnnn ??
The video was EXTREMELY helpful! Just reading the instructions I couldn’t see how I wouldn’t be eating parchment paper!! LOL!
Wow, looks so delicious! Low carb food is just great for anyone that doesn’t want to put too much pounds of fat!
I know this is silly…but I’d love a video. My wraps NEVER look that tight!
Hi Tanya! Scroll on up as we have a video waiting for you! Hope it helps you!
How long will they keep? I try to prep weekly. Thanks!!
So awesome, thank you!!!!!
I like any kind of healthy food wraps.
YESSSS! Love this healthy twist