Crunchy lettuce salad wraps with sweet satay dip

Method 1

Ingredients

2 Little Gem lettuces, outer leaves only, or loose-leaf lettuce

1 cooked chicken breast, chopped

1 carrot, grated

¼ cucumber, sliced

2 radishes, thinly sliced

handful of coriander or mint leaves

For the sweet satay dip

2 tbsp peanut or almond butter

1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

½ tsp soy sauce

1 lime, ½ juiced, ½ cut into wedges to serve

STEP 1

For the dip, combine the peanut butter, chilli sauce, soy sauce and lime juice in a bowl, loosening with a splash of cold water, if needed, so it’s a drizzling consistency.

STEP 2

Lay a couple of lettuce leaves on a plate and pile a little chicken and some of the veg on each piece. Scatter over the coriander or mint leaves, and squeeze over some lime juice. Drizzle over some of the satay dip, then roll the lettuce around the filling. Serve with the remaining satay on the side for dipping, if you like and the lime wedges for squeezing over.

Method 2

Ingredients:

- Lettuce leaves (such as iceberg or butter lettuce)

- Cucumber, julienned

- Carrot, julienned

- Red bell pepper, thinly sliced

- Bean sprouts

- Fresh mint leaves

- Fresh cilantro leaves

- Cooked vermicelli noodles

- Crushed peanuts (optional)

For the Sweet Satay Dip:

- 1/2 cup peanut butter

- 2 tablespoons soy sauce

- 1 tablespoon honey

- 1 tablespoon lime juice

- 1 clove garlic, minced

- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

- Water (to thin out the dip)

Instructions:

1. Wash and dry the lettuce leaves, then set them aside.

2. Prepare all the vegetables and herbs as listed above.

3. Cook the vermicelli noodles according to the package instructions, then rinse with cold water and set aside.

4. To make the Sweet Satay Dip, combine peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, lime juice, garlic, and ginger in a bowl. Mix well and add water little by little until you reach your desired consistency.

5. Arrange all the prepared vegetables, herbs, and noodles on a serving platter.

6. To assemble the wraps, place a lettuce leaf on a plate, add a spoonful of noodles, top with vegetables and herbs, and sprinkle with crushed peanuts if desired. Roll up the lettuce leaf to form a wrap.

7. Serve the Crunchy Lettuce Salad Wraps with the Sweet Satay Dip on the side for dipping.

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