Asian-Inspired Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prepare to swoon, everybody—this dish is sure to have you wishing you'd doubled the recipe. The best part? You can feel totally virtuous eating it, as it's chock-full of fresh veggies. You can thank us later.
Makes 4 servings
What you need
1 ½ cups shredded carrot1 ½ cups shredded purple cabbage
4 tablespoons Tessemae's Lemon Garlic
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame oil (optional)
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
½ of a small red onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno
6 cups shredded chicken
½ cup chopped cilantro
¼ cup chopped mint
lettuce leaves for serving
What you do
- Combine carrot and cabbage in a bowl and stir in 2 tablespoons of the Lemonette, the rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil (if using) and the sesame seeds. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and stir until blended and set aside.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of the Lemonette in a large skillet over medium heat. Add scallions, onion and jalapeno to pan and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in chicken, cilantro, mint, remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil (if using) and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve chicken in lettuce leaves topped with carrot slaw.