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These Ginger Peanut Lettuce Wraps are filled with colorful veggies, your protein of choice, and the most addictive peanut sauce ever!
I was going to call these peanut chicken lettuce wraps but while eating them I decided you could fill them with almost anything and it wouldn’t really matter. All that matters is the ginger peanut sauce. The colorful array of veggies adds a nice cool crunch, the fresh herbs add some great flavor, and you can add your protein of choice – chicken, shrimp, tofu, whatevs. But the peanut sauce is what matters. The peanut sauce is key. You might want to make a double batch. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
To be honest I was running late the day I made these so I picked up a rotisserie chicken to use as my protein, and it made these super easy. All I had to do was cut up some vegetables and whisk together the sauce. So if you go that route, this is a no cook meal that takes less than 20 minutes. Perfect for days that you need to get something delicious and healthy on the table in a short amount of time, and also perfect for hot days when you don’t want to turn on the oven. Those days are coming guys. Did you know it is supposed to be 80 degrees this week in Seattle? It is April. Who knows what summer will be like.
But if you don’t want to use a rotisserie chicken you can grill some chicken, saute some shrimp, make some tofu using my best tofu recipe, or just stuff these full of veggies, drizzle on the sauce and call it good.
These quick and easy Ginger Peanut Lettuce Wraps are fresh and flavorful!
Keeping this short and sweet today because I am heading to PORTLAND for the weekend! So excited! Keep up with my travels on instagram and facebook! Are you doing anything fun this weekend?
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Ginger Peanut Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
For The Lettuce Wraps:
- 2 heads of boston or butter lettuce
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 4 green onion sliced
- 3 carrots shredded
- 1/2 cucumber sliced into matchsticks
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- 1 bunch fresh mint
- 1 pound protein of choice chicken, tofu, shrimp
- ginger peanut sauce see below
For The Ginger Peanut Sauce:
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1-3 teaspoons chili garlic sauce to taste
- juice of half a lime about 1 tablespoon
- 2-3 garlic cloves pressed or grated
- 1- 2 inch piece of fresh ginger root peeled and grated (1-2 tablespoons worth)
- 2-4 tablespoons warm water
Instructions
For The Ginger Peanut Sauce:
- Add all ingredients except the water to a bowl and whisk together until smooth. Slowly add the water a little at a time until sauce reaches desired consistency (you may not need to use all of it).
For The Wraps:
- Separate lettuce leaves, keeping them intact. Chop all vegetables and prepare protein if using.
- To assemble wraps, fill with protein, veggies, a few leaves of the basil and mint, and top with peanut sauce.
Notes
**For gluten free, be sure to use gluten free soy sauce!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made these last night with fresh basil, mint and cilantro from my garden and they were absolutely delicious. The peanut sauce is the best I have ever had! I used long chilled crispy romaine lettuce over butter lettuce because that is what I had and I liked the firmness better for handling. A squeeze of lime and crunchy peanuts on top gave them Thai goodness. Yummy! Thank you for the recipe.
So glad you loved it Lisa!
I basically drink peanut sauce. I try to put it on things… but really, I just want the sauce. These look sooo perfect. Such a good vehicle for delicious peanutty sauce to make its way in to my mouth. Will have to give them a go 😀
Amanda – me too! I kind of think of the lettuce wraps as a vessel to get more peanut sauce in my mouth also 🙂
Love, Love, Love. I love that it’s healthy. I love the peanut sauce. I love that you can customise your protein (I’m thinking minced pork). I love that there’s just a little heat from the chilli sauce. I’m wondering if I could get both of my kids to eat it – I know one will fall straight in love with it and the other – all of those flavours wrapped up together might just convince her that those lettuce leaves are not so bad after all.
Pork sounds great too! I really think the peanut sauce will make a veggie lover out of even the pickiest eater. Thanks Jane!
Love quick and easy lettuce wraps like these.. definitely my favourite thing to make when the weather is getting warmer.
Thanks so much Thalia! They are so great for warm weather!
I love those tiny little heads of lettuce. So cute and perfect for lettuce wraps. Using rotisserie chicken is a great hack. I do it all the time! Busy with two kids and a traveling hubby, it’s a must! These little wraps are perfect for using up leftover veggies too. I always have a half of something left after making meals. I hate throwing it away so I usually feed it to my inlaw’s goat if it gets overly ripe.
Haha, Jennifer! I am just imagining that goat! But you are right these are perfect for leftovers!
These look soooo fresh and delicious! Perfect for spring and summer! 😀
Thanks so much Tracy!
These look sooooo yummy! Nothing beats homemade peanut sauce, I gotta try this one – ginger is genius!!
These are perfect for my diet too
Thank you Michelle! Yes I can never get enough ginger – or peanut sauce!