Recipe of the Week 4/26: Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

Yields 4 Servings

Ingredients

For the Lettuce Wraps:

• 1 head of Boston lettuce
• 1 lb large shrimp peeled and deveined
• 1/2 tsp sea salt or to taste
• 1/8 tsp black pepper or to taste
• 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 avocado sliced into strips
• 1/2 cucumber sliced into strips
• 1/2 small bunch of cilantro
• 1 medium carrot cut into matchsticks

For the Peanut Sauce: 

• 1/2 cup Lowfat sesame ginger dressing
• 1 1/2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter room temperature

1. Rinse and pat dry your shrimp. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. Add 1/2 Tbsp olive oil to a large hot non-stick skillet. Once oil is hot, add shrimp and sauté on med/high heat 2 min per side or just until cooked through then transfer to a plate.
2. Cut your cucumber and carrot into thin matchsticks. Slice your avocado into strips, cut cilantro springs in half.
3. Make your peanut dressing, combine 1/2 cup sesame ginger dressing with the 1 1/2 Tbsp peanut butter in a mason jar or tupperware with tight fitting lid. Shake thoroughly until smooth.
4. To assemble lettuce wraps, place the lettuce cups on a platter, add several strips of carrot and cucumber, sliced avocado, 2 shrimp and a couple of large sprigs of cilantro. Drizzle the top with the peanut dipping
sauce.

Adapted from: https://natashaskitchen.com/shrimp-lettuce-wraps-with-peanut-dipping-sauce/#jump-to-recipe 

Nutritional Facts: Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 4g Potassium: 619mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4015IU | Vitamin C: 13.3mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 3.6 mg 

www.pinterest.com/novaphysicianwellness 

Found by: Melissa Zobler BS, CPT, CPSN