Lettuce Wraps

Name: Lettuce Wraps
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup soy sauce; 2/3 cup lime juice; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon chili paste; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 small zucchini; 1 pound mushrooms; 1 (8-ounce) can bamboo shoots; 1 cucumber; 1/2 red bell pepper; 1 head iceberg or butter lettuce; 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger; Cooking spray; 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

December 14, 2011

These are light and healthy, and so packed with flavor that everyone will love them. The sauce has a classic combo of Southeast Asian flavors that go so well together—salty, sweet, sour, and spicy. Just be careful with the chili paste. It’s hot . . . really hot.

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