Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps: Fast, Tasty, and Healthy!

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Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps Don't shy away from this Vegetarian dish. It has a lot of savory umami flavor! Best of all, it can be made in 30 minutes or less. Ingredients: • Boston lettuce (any lettuce will work as wraps) • Filling (tofu, mushroom, water chestnut, green onions) • Shredded carrots. Other optional garnishes are bean sprouts, radish, red bell pepper. Filling: • 8 ounces baby Bella mushroom finely chopped. (any mushrooms will work) • 8 ounces water chestnuts finely chopped. (jicama is a good substitute) • 4 green onions, chopped. • 1 package firm or extra firm tofu, with excess water removed and crumbled. Prepare all the filling ingredients and set aside. Sauce for filling: • 3 Tbsp hoisin sauce • 3 Tbsp soy sauce (you can use gluten free soy sauce to make the dish gluten free) • 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar (you can use rice wine vinegar) • 1 tsp sesame oil • 2 garlic cloves, minced. • 2 tsp freshly grated ginger Mix all ingredients. Set aside. Instructions: Heat large pan with 2 tsp. vegetable oil. Sautee tofu for about 5-7 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook with tofu for about 3-4 minutes, or until liquid evaporates. Add water chestnuts and green onions. Cook until heated through. Pour sauce and cook until well incorporated and heated through, about 1-2 minutes. Assembly: Place scoop of filling on each lettuce cup. Garnish with shredded carrots and any other vegetables you want. Enjoy! Looking for more Vegetarian Dishes: https://youtu.be/znQzO4OuuPw Our Vegetarian daughter is now gluten free as well. If you are looking for a gluten free soy sauce: https://www.amazon.com/Kikkoman-Sauce-Gluten-Free-Ounce/dp/B07192SK51/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=gluten+free+soy+sauce&qid=1621646093&sr=8-13