Asian Lettuce Cups

Asian Lettuce Cups

This recipe is great to serve when you have visitors, or as a delicious summer weekend lunch.

You can make this recipe even easier by buying a roasted chicken and shredding it, or if you have the time you can cook up some chicken breasts to use.

Serves 4

15 Minutes

Ingredients

2-3 Cos lettuce - depending on their size. You want to choose ones with nice full leaves.

2 chicken breast, OR 1 small roast chicken pulled apart

1-2 carrots thinly sliced

1 red capsium, thinly sliced

1-2 shallots, chopped

SAUCE -

1/4 cup soy sauce (use tamari for gluten-free)

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (for sweetness)

1-2 teaspoons sriracha or chili garlic sauce (optional, for heat)

1 clove garlic, minced

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated or minced

1 teaspoon sesame seeds (optional, for garnish)

Directions

• If you are cooking your chicken breast, place it in a slightly oiled frypan and cook until done.

• Remove from the pan and thinly slice the chicken

• Rinse the lettuce, cut the base off, and gently pull apart the leaves. Lay them out on a paper towel for them to dry.

• Mix all the sauce ingredients and pour into small dipping bowls

• Make the lettuce cups by layering the chicken, capsicum, and carrots.

• Sprinkle with shallots.

• Enjoy the lettuce cups by dipping them into the sauce or drizzling the sauce over the top of each cup.