Vietnamese Peanut Sauce Lettuce Wraps
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Shrimp and noodles served in lettuce leaves with fresh herbs and a peanut sauce made with coconut milk and sambal. A light, interactive Vietnamese-inspired meal perfect for summer.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 300g / 10 oz peeled whole cooked prawns/shrimp (, medium (600g/1.2lb unpeeled whole prawns - this is what I use) - Note 1)
- 75g / 2.5 oz dried vermicelli noodles ((or glass noodles or rice))
- 12 large or 16 -20 small lettuce leaves ((I used baby cos/romaine), eg iceberg, butter lettuce)
- 1 batch quick pickled carrots and daikon (, below *recommended* OR 2 carrots finely julienned (use plain))
- 2 cups beansprouts
- 2 cucumbers (, julienned)
- 2 cups mint leaves
- 2 cups coriander/cilantro sprigs ((sub with chives + extra mint))
- 3 birds eye red chilli (, finely sliced (optional))
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts (, finely chopped (recommended))
- 2 tbsp natural peanut butter (, smooth (ie not sweetened) - Note 2)
- 2 tbsp hoisin
- 1 - 2 tbsp lime juice (, sub rice vinegar)
- 1/3 cup LOW FAT coconut milk ((Note 3))
- 1 large garlic clove (, finely grated)
- 1 tsp+ sambal oelak ((or other chilli sauce/paste of choice), can omit (adj to taste))
- 1 tsp dark soy ((Note 4))
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 2 medium carrots (, peeled cut into 2 mm / 1/10″ batons)
- 1/2 large white radish (daikon) (, peeled, cut the same as carrots)
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 3/4 cup rice wine vinegar ((sub apple cider vinegar))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 20M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 20m
- Sodium
- 4167mg
- Total sugar
- 43g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1209mg
- Calcium
- 252mg
- Iron
- 8mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 4167MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.