Hoisin Lentil Lettuce Cups
with simple fried rice

Name: Hoisin Lentil Lettuce Cups
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cloves Garlic, chopped; 1 1/2 Tbsp Soy sauce, low-sodium; 2 tsp Vinegar, rice; 1/2 tsp Oil, toasted sesame; 1 1/2 cups Peas and carrots, frozen; 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 1 1/2 cups Cooked rice (leftover from Tuesday); for serving Hot sauce, any type (opt); 1 Tbsp Soy sauce, low-sodium; 2 Tbsp Hoisin sauce; 2 tsp Vinegar, rice; 1 tsp Cornstarch; 12 leaves Lettuce, Bibb or Boston leaf; 2 stalks Green onions, chopped, green and white parts combined; 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 2 1/2 cups Lentils, cooked (use pre-cooked lentils or if cooking from dried, use half the amount of dried and prepare according to package directions); 1/2 cup Peanuts

Active: 30 Total: 30

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

Fresh, light, and packed with flavor, lettuce cups are a great meal any time, but we especially love them during warm weather. You'll just need a few minutes at the stove to throw everything together.
Smarts: To serve this meal, set all of the components out at the table and assemble the lettuce cups just before eating. The saucy lentils served in lettuce are messy, but delicious!

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Ingredients

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Simple Fried Rice:

Garlic - 3 cloves , chopped
Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1 1/2 Tbsp
Vinegar, rice - 2 tsp
Oil, toasted sesame - 1/2 tsp
Peas and carrots, frozen - 1 1/2 cups
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Cooked rice (leftover from Tuesday) - 1 1/2 cups
Hot sauce, any type (opt) - for serving

Hoisin Lentil Lettuce Cups:

Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1 Tbsp
Hoisin sauce - 2 Tbsp
Vinegar, rice - 2 tsp
Cornstarch - 1 tsp
Lettuce, Bibb or Boston leaf - 12 leaves
Green onions - 2 stalks , chopped, green and white parts combined
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Lentils, cooked - 2 1/2 cups (use pre-cooked lentils or if cooking from dried, use half the amount of dried and prepare according to package directions)
Peanuts - 1/2 cup

Prep

Make Hoisin stir-fry sauce - Combine soy sauce (portion for lettuce wraps), hoisin sauce, vinegar (portion for lettuce wraps), and cornstarch. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Make fried rice sauce - Chop garlic. Combine garlic, soy sauce (portion for fried rice), vinegar (portion for fried rice), and sesame oil. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Lettuce / Green onions - Prep as directed.
Frozen peas and carrots - Defrost in the microwave. Drain off any liquid.

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Make

Heat a wok over medium heat. Add cooking oil (portion for fried rice) and then peas and carrots. Saute for 1 minute to heat through.
Pour fried rice sauce over vegetables and saute until sauce is simmering, ~1 minute. Add rice, breaking it apart and stirring to coat in sauce. Continue cooking until rice is heated through.
Set fried rice aside, covered to keep warm, and return wok to heat.
To heated wok, add cooking oil (portion for lettuce cups). Give stir-fry sauce a stir.
Add lentils and Hoisin stir-fry sauce to wok and saute until everything is heated through and sauce has thickened.
Serve lentils in lettuce cups with green onions and peanuts on top. Enjoy fried rice on the side. Serve hot sauce over fried rice (and in lettuce cups) if you’d like.

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Hoisin Lentil Lettuce Cups with simple fried rice