Garlic Lime Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Name: Garlic Lime Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, (peeled); 1- inch segment of fresh ginger, (peeled); 1/2 cup almond, (cashew, or coconut milk); scant 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt; 8 ounces plain tempeh, (crumbled); 1 1/2 cups / 6 ounces leftover rice; 1 teaspoon soy sauce or shoyu; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice; 1 small cucumber, (deseeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice); 1 small carrot, (peeled and grated); a handful of sliced herbs, (cilantro, basil, mint); 10 - 12 whole lettuce leaves, (romaine, little gems, etc.); extra lime, serrano vinegar*, shallot oil, a favorite curry paste

Ginger and garlic tempeh rice, folded into lime-spiked lettuce wraps with lots of herbs, cucumber, and carrots. A one-pan meal that comes together in no time!

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Lettuce wraps are a fave around here (and a nice change from taco night). This has become a favorite weeknight meal. Ginger and garlic tempeh rice, folded into lime-spiked lettuce wraps with lots of herbs, cucumber, and carrots. It's a one-pan meal that comes together in no time!

Garlic Lime Lettuce Wraps

A couple of tips related to this recipe. If you find a tempeh brand you like, buy it in multiples. It freezes really well. Also, I like to make these lettuce wraps with brown rice that I've blended with other grains - like a little bit of millet, and quinoa. But, brown jasmine rice on it's own is also A+! Experiment with toppings - a sprinkling of toasted nuts, or even a dollop of guacamole is always good.

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Garlic Lime Lettuce Wraps

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Ingredients

2 garlic cloves, peeled
1- inch segment of fresh ginger, peeled
1/2 cup almond, cashew, or coconut milk
scant 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
8 ounces plain tempeh, crumbled
1 1/2 cups / 6 ounces leftover rice
1 teaspoon soy sauce or shoyu
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 small cucumber, deseeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 small carrot, peeled and grated
a handful of sliced herbs, cilantro, basil, mint
10 - 12 whole lettuce leaves, romaine, little gems, etc.

to serve (all optional):

extra lime, serrano vinegar*, shallot oil, a favorite curry paste

Instructions

Use a mortar and pestle to smash the garlic and ginger into a paste. Heat 1/4 cup of the nut milk in a medium sauce pan over medium heat, stir in the ginger-garlic paste along with the salt, and barely simmer for a minute of two before adding the tempeh. Stir until well-coated, cover, and allow to cook for about five minutes, stirring once or twice along the way. Add the rice, stir, and allow it to heat.
In the mean time add the soy sauce, and lime juice to the remaining nut milk, stir well, and add to the saucepan as well. Transfer to a serving bowl, and stir in the cucumber. Top with the grated carrot, and herbs, and give a light final toss.
To serve, spoon a generous amount of the rice mixture into a lettuce leaf. If you want to make them extra special do any/all of the following. Spread a whisper thin layer of curry paste across the lettuce, top with the rice mixture, and finish with a spoonful of serrano chile vinegar*, and a thread of shallot (or lemon) oil.

Notes

*Serrano Chile Vinegar & Chiles: Combine 8 serrano chiles, sliced 1/8th-inch thick with 2 cups white vinegar in a Mason jar, and refrigerate. Use the chiles w/in a week or two. You can use the vinegar for weeks after that in dressings, etc.

Serves

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

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July 4, 2021