Vegan Lettuce Wraps

5 from 3 votes

Vegan Lettuce Wraps - easy and low-carb lettuce wraps recipe with tofu, mushrooms and veggies. A fun way to eat healthy.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Total Time18

Course: Vegetables

Cuisine: Chinese Recipes

Keyword: Vegan Lettuce Wraps

Servings: people

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

1 butterhead lettuce washed, drained and leaves separated
1 tablespoon oil
2 ginger sliced
5 oz (140g) fried tofu diced
3 fresh shiitake mushroom diced
4 oz (125g) jicama diced
1/2 red pepper red capsicum diced
1/4 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
sesame seeds toasted
cilantro shredded for garnishing

Dipping Sauce:

1/3 cup vegetarian hoisin sauce
1/2-1 teaspoon sambal oelek chilli paste
1-2 teaspoons water

Seasoning Sauce:

1 tablespoon vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce or ABC sweet soy
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mushroom seasoning
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek chilli paste optional
1 tablespoon water

Instructions

Combine the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix the seasoning sauce ingredients and set aside.
Wash, dry, and separate the leaves of 1 butterhead lettuce. Set aside. Heat a skillet over medium heat, then add oil and ginger. Stir-fry for half a minute.
Add the tofu, shiitake mushrooms, jicama, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Add the red peppers and the seasoning sauce mix. Stir-fry for another minute, then transfer to a serving bowl.
Assemble the wraps by spooning 1-2 tablespoons of filling onto each lettuce leaf. Top with a teaspoon of dipping sauce and garnish with cilantro and some fried vermicelli (optional). This recipe will make about 8 wraps, depending on the size of the lettuce leaves.

Notes

You can find the fresh shiitake mushrooms in most Asian grocery stores. If not, you can use dried shiitake mushrooms by soaking them in warm water for 30 minutes, drain and then dice. Pre-fried tofu can be found in most Asian grocery stores. If not, you can use fresh firm tofu. The vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce (http://amzn.to/1ZCC1rO) and mushroom seasoning (http://amzn.to/1SnEcen) can also be found in most Asian grocery stores. You can use either the vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce or the ABC sweet soy sauce (http://amzn.to/205TPbL) (both contain wheat so they are not gluten free). For a gluten free option, you can replace the same amount of mushroom oyster sauce with tamari sauce (http://amzn.to/205TFkD). The fried noodles for garnishing and are optional. You can prepare them in advance by deep frying some bean thread noodles (cellophnae noodles).

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