Bacon Lettuce Turkey Log Recipe
Ingredients:
1 14 inch Middle-Eastern Cracker bread round (called La Vosh) 2 oz Neufchatel cheese at room Temperature 2 small Slices lean bacon, cooked Crisp and drained on paper Towel 2 tbsp Each finely chopped celery And green onion 2 oz Thinly sliced, cooked turkey 1/4 Ripe avocado, peeled and Chopped 2 tbsp Lemon juice Several leaves of Romaine Lettuce, hard core removed Freshly ground pepper
Instructions:
1. Run cracker bread under hot water uintil moistened but not soggy. Set aside wrapped in clean damp towel.
2. In small bowl standing in hot water, soften and whip Neufchatel cheese to spreading consistency.
3. Crumble bacon and stir into cheese with celery and onion.
4. Using rubber spatula, spread cheese thinly over softened cracker bread. (You may think there isn't enough mixture to cover but just be patient and persevere. You'll get there.)
5. Cover with turkey slices.
6. Dip avocado in lemon juice, then place on top of turkey.
7. Arrange Romaine leaves in a single layer over all. Sprinkle with pepper.
8. Roll bread up tightly to enclose filling. Wrap in plastic and chill until ready to serve. (CAn be made up to 12 hours ahead.)
9. Just before serving, remove plastic wrap and slice in diagonal slices.
NOTE: Large rounds of La Vosh-style cracker bread, if not readily available in your local market, can usually be found in specialty markets. Neufchatel cheese, in case you are wondering, looks and tastes just like cream cheese, but counts as a meat card instead of a fat card.
DEAL-A-MEAL CARDS USED: 1 Bread 1 Meat 1 Fat 182 Calories
Servings: 4
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Turkey Information
Most Turkey Recipes are ideal for diabetics and those on a low carb diet.
Turkey has 8% more protein than the equivalent sized serving of chicken breast or top loin of beef.
Including Turkey Recipes in your diet is a great way to lose weight.
An 85 grams serving of boned, skinless turkey breast contains 26 grams of protein, 1 gram of fat and zero saturated fat.
Turkey should be thawed in the refrigerator allowing 24 hours for every four to five pounds of bird weight.
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