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My favorite appetizer to get at any restaurant are lettuce wraps, but ever since adapting to a gluten-free diet I get a little skeptical ordering from restaurants. Luckily, these Thai Peanut Lettuce Wraps are gluten-free, delicious, and are able to be made from home. This recipe serves 4-6 people, so you are able to share with friends and family.
To make these lettuce wraps you start off by combining the peanut butter, Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar, tamari, brown sugar, and garlic. You shake these ingredients together to make the peanut sauce. Then you make the Relish by combining the carrots, onion, Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar, tamari, and sesame oil. Then in a medium pan add the garlic, shallots, ginger, and ground turkey or beef and cook for 5 minutes. Then you add some of the peanut sauce and cook until the meat is coated. Then you serve the lettuce wraps with the meat of choice in the lettuce with the relish, peanuts, and garnishes on top. Leave the rest of the peanut sauce on the side to dip the lettuce wraps in.
Give this recipe a try next time you have guests over!
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Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar
- ⅓ cup reduced sodium tamari or gluten free soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 –2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce, (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
- Warm water as necessary to thin
- Red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Combine peanut butter, Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar, tamari, brown sugar, chili garlic sauce, and ginger. Stir until smooth adding warm water as needed to thin the sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Relish
Ingredients
- 1 medium carrot, , peeled and grated
- 5 green onions, , thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium tamari or gluten free soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Combine the relish ingredients and let sit at room temperature .
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic, , minced
- 2 shallots, , minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- ⅓ cup Peanut Sauce
- 1 head Bibb or Red leaf lettuce, , separated into leaves
- ½ cup roasted, , salted peanuts, chopped
- Fresh cilantro leaves, , for serving
- Fresh mint leaves, , for serving
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, shallots, and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1–2 minutes or until fragrant but not letting the garlic burn. Add the ground turkey or beef and cook, 5–6 minutes. Add ⅓ cup peanut sauce and the water chestnuts, and continue to cook, stirring, until the ground beef or turkey is sticky and coated, about 3 minutes.
- Put the rest of the peanut sauce in a small serving bowl, garnish with a pinch of red pepper flakes and about 1 tablespoon of chopped peanuts.
- Serve the ground beef or turkey in lettuce cups topped with relish, peanuts, mint, and cilantro leaves with peanut sauce on the side.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
