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These tasty vegan lettuce wraps pack tofu, walnuts, avocado, veggies, and a delectably rich peanut sauce.
One of the best things about lettuce wraps vs grain wraps, is they’re typically more nutrient-dense. That’s because greens—not iceberg lettuce—are the healthiest plants ever.
Think collards, beet greens, Bok choy, chard, even grape leaves if you can find them organic. They all make delectably rich wraps and are packed with nutrients.
And what better way to stack them than with the tastiest foods, like avocado, tofu, walnuts, veggies, a deliciously rich sauce. 😋
Vegan Lettuce Wraps Recipe
In this particular recipe, I use collards or chard. They’re two of my favorites because they’re typically large, firm, and enormously rich. They’re members of the cruciferous family, some of the healthiest plants on earth.
And you don’t have to be a fitness geek to appreciate all the vitamins, minerals, nitrates, and phytonutrients in cruciferous greens.
One report notes “increased physical attractiveness, reduced facial wrinkling, improved dental health,” and ramped immunity. Two servings a day helps offset disease.
Here’s what you’ll need (full recipe below):
Equipment
- Saucepan.
- Baking pan.
- Mixing bowl.
- Cutting board.
- Colander.
- Knife set.
- Flatware/cutlery.
- Crockery.
- Food toothpicks.
- Food storage container.
According to Dr. Michael Greger, “If you were to add only one thing to your diet, consider cruciferous vegetables.”
He says this about walnuts: “They have among the highest antioxidant and omega-3 levels, and beat out other nuts in vitro in terms of suppressing cancer cell growth.”
Lettuce Wrap Ingredients
- Collard greens.
- Rice.
- Tofu.
- Avocado.
- Cucumbers.
- Red peppers.
- Carrots.
- Cabbage.
- Walnuts.
- Pink salt.
- Black pepper.
- Grains of paradise.
- Nutritional yeast.
- Bragg Liquid Aminos.
- Peanut sauce.
Instructions
- Cook rice per instructions and cool or refrigerate until firm.
- Cut firm tofu into cubes and bake in Liquid Aminos, or can use raw.
- Chop and prep all ingredients.
- Combine rice and tofu in a bowl and season to taste.
- Position the rinsed and dried organic leaves on a board.
- Spread a layer of sauce on top.
- Add pink salt, pepper, grains of paradise, garlic, and nutritional yeast.
- Create layers that fit the wrap beginning with rice/tofu mixture, seasoning and adding more sauce to each one.
- Fold, roll, and rock it.
A lettuce wraps feast without a tasty sauce is like chips without salsa. That’s why I rock a delicious peanut sauce in this recipe.
Peanut Sauce Ingredients
- Filtered water.
- Sesame oil.
- Tamari.
- Peanut butter.
- Date syrup.
- Vinegar.
- Chili peppers.
- Chili paste.
- Garlic.
- Ginger.
- Coriander.
- Lemon.
- Pink salt.
- Black pepper.
Instructions
- Sauté the garlic and chili peppers in the sesame oil.
- Add the remaining ingredients, stirring until thickened.
- Adjust to taste, then add the fresh lemon.
- Serve warm or refrigerate for up to a week.
If you don’t want to make your own peanut sauce, you can get one here.
How to Wrap a Wrap
- Wrapping a wrap can get a little tricky if you overstuff it or use too small a leaf. If the leaf’s overly crisp you can warm it in the oven very briefly (I never microwave).
- Form the stuffing in a horizontal line or spread it around leaving enough space around the sides to enclose it.
- Fold in the sides about halfway so you can still see the stuffing. You can also leave the sides open if it’s a supersize.
- From the center pull and tuck the end of the leaf over the top of the stuffing and sides, spooning the ingredients in tight as you go.
- Keep tucking and tightening as you roll it.
Secure wraps with food toothpicks or biodegradable wrap paper.
Serve for lunch, dinner, appetizers, snacks.
Vegan Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 large collards.
- 1 cup rice.
- 1 pkg tofu. (extra firm)
- 2 large avocado.
- 1/2 cucumber.
- 1 red pepper.
- 2 carrots.
- 1 cup cabbage.
- 1 cup walnuts.
- 1 tbsp pink salt.
- 1 tbsp black pepper.
- 1 tsp grains of paradise.
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast.
- 2 cups peanut sauce.
- 3/4 cup Bragg Liquid Aminos.
Peanut Sauce
- 1 cup filtered water.
- 2 tbsp sesame oil.
- 1/4 cup tamari.
- 1/3 cup peanut butter.
- 1 tbsp date syrup.
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar.
- 1 tsp cornstarch.
- 1/2 tsp chili peppers (to taste)
- 1 tsp chili paste (to taste)
- 4 cloves garlic.
- 1 tsp ginger.
- 1/2 tsp coriander.
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice.
- 1 tsp pink salt.
- 1 tsp black pepper.
Instructions
- Cook rice per instructions and cool or refrigerate until firm.
- Cut firm tofu into cubes and bake in Liquid Aminos, or can use raw.
- Chop and prep all ingredients.
- Combine rice and tofu in a bowl and season to taste.
- Position the rinsed and dried organic leaves on a board.
- Spread a layer of sauce on top.
- Add pink salt, pepper, grains of paradise, garlic, and nutritional yeast.
- Create layers that fit the wrap beginning with rice/tofu mixture, seasoning and adding more sauce to each one.
- Fold, roll, and rock it.
Peanut Sauce
- Sauté the garlic and chili peppers in the sesame oil.
- Add the remaining ingredients, stirring until thickened.
- Adjust to taste, then add the fresh lemon.
- Serve warm or refrigerate for up to a week.
Notes
Nutrition
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