Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
Nov 02, 2009
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Ingredients:
- 3 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded
- 1 cup lettuce
- ½ cup raw carrots, julienned
- ½ cup cucumber, julienned
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ½ cup finely chopped peanuts
Peanut Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Method:
- To prepare the peanut sauce; heat olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion until tender.
- Add the remaining sauce ingredients, stirring over low heat until blended.
- Arrange chicken, lettuce and vegetable on a platter. Place cilantro and chopped peanuts in separate small bowls.
- Serve by placing a desired amount of chicken and vegetables on a lettuce leaf and top with cilantro and peanuts.
- Spoon sauce on top.
- Roll lettuce up burrito fashion.
The perfect low-cal party appetizer