Thai Shrimp Lettuce Wraps are a restaurant-quality shrimp lettuce wraps recipe that takes 15 minutes to make! They are great as a light lunch or dinner, or as a party appetizer! The shrimp cookies so fast and is a healthy dish!
Between the winter dreariness and being pregnant, I'm craving lots of beige/brown food. Like potatoes, creamy pastas, creamy soups, basically all the carbs and cream. BUT! For the sake of my health, the growing babe in my belly, and my general outlook, I'm trying to pack as much color into my diet as possible.
When eating healthy/vibrantly is as delicious as these Thai Shrimp Lettuce Wraps, it's not difficult! You guys, these lettuce wraps are SO delicious and insanely easy. I made these, while making my kids their lunch (sorry kids - no lettuce wraps for you!), in 30 minutes TOPS. I know, confidently, they can be made in 20 minutes if you're not prepping another entire meal at the same time.
The thing that I love about shrimp is how quickly it cooks. Like, this shrimp will be done in 4 minutes! You simply toss the shrimp in a combination of soy sauce, olive oil, sweet Thai chili sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic and cook them in a hot skillet for a couple of minutes on each side.
Either before or after the shrimp is cooking, prep the rest of the ingredients. You'll get the lettuce leaves ready for filling, shred a couple of carrots, chop up some cilantro and green onions, and make the Thai chili mayonnaise. Easy!
Lastly, you assemble it all by putting a few shrimp in each lettuce wrap, top them with shredded carrots, cilantro, green onions, and that delicious Thai chili mayonnaise. Then DEVOUR these Thai Chili Shrimp Lettuce Wraps!
I made these Thai shrimp lettuce wraps for Marc and I for lunch one day and we had no trouble devouring them all. I recognize, however, we have pretty large appetites. So these would be great for 4 people if you have a side dish like some coconut rice or roasted veggies. Or just double the recipe and feast only on shrimp lettuce wraps!
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