Vietnamese Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
12 servings
- 1 Head Butter Lettuce
- 1 large avocado, sliced (optional)
- 12 large prawns – cooked, peeled with tails off ( if they are very small, double the amout and do two prawns per wrap)
- 3 cups shredded or sliced veggies: carrots, radishes, daikon, cabbage, cucumber etc.
- 1/2 cup chopped mixed herbs ( mint, basil, cilantro)
- 2 scallions diced
- kosher salt
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Preparation
Step 1
Make Nuoc Cham. Stir sugar into lime juice, then add the rest of the ingredients. Garnish with a few herbs and a couple of slices of fresh chili. See post.
Step 2
Assemble wraps. Arrange butter lettuce leaves on a platter. Distribute prawns on each leaf. Add a slice of avocado and divide the veggies among each leaf. Sprinkle liberally with fresh herbs and scallions and a light sprinkling of kosher salt.
Step 3
Serve immediately with Nuoc Cham.
Step 4
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