Beef Lettuce Wraps with Kickin' Slaw and Chipotle Mayonnaise Appetizers

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Servings
   Serves 6 appetizer portions

Prep Time
   5 minutes

Cook Time
   10 minutes

Cooking Methods
   Broiling
   Grilling

Beef Type
   Chuck

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. flat iron steaks
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 6 large leaves iceberg lettuce

Kickin' Slaw

• 1 cup Napa Cabbage, thinly chopped
• 1/2 cup carrots, julienned
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion, sliced
• 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice

Chipotle Mayonnaise

• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 3 Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce
• 1 Tbsp. lime juice
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 large shallot
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

For Kickin' Slaw:  Combine all ingredients; refrigerate until ready to servie.

For Chipotle Mayonnaise:  In bowl of food processor, combine peppers, lime, garlic and shallot and process until smooth.  Combine with mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

For Wraps:  Drizzle steaks with olive oil. Using the Southwestern Rub, cover the surface of the steaks, rubbing into surface.

Place steaks on grid over medium ash-covered coals. Grill steaks 7-9 minutes for rare (140°F) to medium (160°F), turning once. Set aside.

To assemble:  Place Kickin' Slaw mixture on a lettuce leaf, top with thinly sliced beef and 1 Tbsp. Chipotle Mayonnaise. Roll leaf around mixture. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Info per serving:  (1 serving, 5 1/2 oz. using 1 Tbsp. Chipotle Mayonnaise and 2 oz. of Kickin' Slaw)  313 calories; 23 g fat (6 g saturated fat; 7 g monounsaturated fat); 74 mg cholesterol; 359 mg sodium; 3.5 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 22 g protein; 3.7 mg niacin; 0.4 mg vitamin B6; 5.3 mcg vitamin B12; 2.9 mg iron; 33.6 mcg selenium; 8.3 mg zinc.