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Miso Chicken Lettuce Wraps

September 20, 2012 - 8 Comments

I just, sorry for tooting my own horn here, made the most wonderful dinner.

It must have just hit me right.

After my melancholy day yesterday and morning today (which was no doubt brightened by a wonderful playdate with Georgia's bff down here), I really feel this meal hit the spot.

It made the world seem brighter.

That may sound stupid.  But it's true.

It was easily put together in fifteen minutes during naptime and was enjoyed after putting some work in at the school this afternoon.  Oh, what a wonderful feeling to come home and have dinner ready for us!

I am so thankful for the incredibly fresh bounty we've been getting in our CSA basket each week.  The quality of the produce is top-notch and really inspires me to create.  That's a wonderful feeling.

This week, it was the beautiful head of bibb lettuce that did me in.  Grown locally and harvested just a few days ago, it was aching to shine.  I couldn't bring myself to tear it up and make a salad – oh no, this lettuce deserved better.

Insert: lettuce wraps.

So many of the recipes I looked up called for cooking a bit pot of vegetables and seasonings until very soft…but that wasn't going to work for me either.  I wanted freshness.  I wanted raw.  I wanted to savor this deliciousness.

So, I made up my own. 

Don't let the miso intimidate you.  Just pick up a small tub of it in the refrigerated section of your health food store and get all up in it's fermented business.  Or, you can easily omit it form the recipe.  I promise, it will still be delicious.

Miso Chicken Lettuce Wraps
You will need: 
 – 1 1/2 cups of cooked chicken, chopped (I used leftover from ROASTING)
 – 1 1/2 cups of grated organic carrot
 – 1 1/2 cups of finely chopped cabbage
 – 3 finely chopped green onions (both the green and white portion)
 – 1/2-3/4 cup of toasted almonds
 – 1/2 cup of sunflower or pumpkin seeds
 – 1/4 cup of sesame seeds
 – Lettuce leaves, for serving

For the dressing: 
 – 1/2 cup of high-quality extra virgin olive oil
 – 1/4 cup of raw apple cider vinegar
 – 1 tablespoon of miso paste (if you don't have, sub in tahini or just omit)
 – 1 tablespoon of almond or peanut butter 
 – 1 tablespoon of raw honey
 – 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil

Here's how easy this recipe is:

 
 
 
 

Step One:  Combine the chicken, shredded carrot, chopped cabbage, chopped green onions, almonds, and seeds together in a bowl.

I decided to toast my chopped almonds and seeds to really bring out that delicious nut flavor.  This ups the deliciousness factor.

 
 
 

Step Two:  Combine the dressing ingredients together.  I found a fork works well to smoosh out the chunks of miso and almond butter.

Step Three:  Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients.

Step Four:  Refrigerate until you need it.  Then, pile a quarter cup or so of the salad mixture onto a beautiful piece of bibb lettuce, like so:

Roll 'em up.  Scarf 'em down.  Seriously.  I am salivating.

I'd like to pretend like these three succulent lettuce wraps and the serving of brown rice and the persimmon were enough to really do me in.  But I ain't lying to anyone here.  After I finished these three, I made three more.

They were that good.

Yes, it's true.  I ate six lettuce wraps.  I have issues.

I also ate another portion of rice, but let's not worry about the petty details of this matter.

What's that?  You can see me sipping on this delicious glass of hot chocolate made with whole milk and heavy cream as I type this?  Details, my friend.  Petty details.

And I have no defense.  It's all true.

One of my favorite parts about these wraps is the amount of protein.  You can easily stretch a small amount of chicken with the addition of seeds and nuts – it really adds a power boost and a wonderful crunch.  This recipe easily made enough for four or five generous portions.  We'll be enjoying it for lunch again tomorrow, no doubt.

Anyway.  I'm off to read Harry Potter and finish this delicious cup of hot fat…I mean, hot chocolate…

Make these…and let me know what you think!

Unless you don't like them.  

Because that would just be crazy.

Enjoy!

For other great meal ideas, no matter what your dietary restrictions, check out the meal planning service I use: Real Plans.

Miso Chicken Lettuce Wraps

5 from 2 votes
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Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Ingredients
  

For the Wrap

  • 1 ½ cups cooked chicken, chopped (I used leftover from ROASTING)
  • 1 ½ cups grated organic carrot
  • 1 ½ cups finely chopped cabbage
  • 3 finely chopped green onions (both the green and white portion)
  • ½ – ¾ cup toasted almonds
  • ½ cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds
  • ¼ cup sesame seeds
  • Lettuce leaves, for serving

For the Dressing

  • ½ cup high-quality extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp miso paste (if you don't have, sub in tahini or just omit)
  • 1 tbsp almond or peanut butter 
  • 1 tbsp raw honey
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Combine the chicken, shredded carrot, chopped cabbage, chopped green onions, almonds, and seeds together in a bowl. I decided to toast my chopped almonds and seeds to really bring out that delicious nut flavor.  This ups the deliciousness factor.
  • Combine the dressing ingredients together.  I found a fork works well to smoosh out the chunks of miso and almond butter.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients.
  • Refrigerate until you need it.  Then, pile a quarter cup or so of the salad mixture onto a beautiful piece of bibb lettuce.
  • Roll 'em up.  Scarf 'em down.
Keyword chicken, lettuce, wrap
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Comments:

  1. Amanda

    October 1, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Does this taste better if you mix together and let sit for awhile prior to serving? I am going to make this for dinner this week, but wouldn’t be able to put it together until right before serving (unless I do it the night before).

    Reply
    • Shaye @ The Elliott Homestead

      October 4, 2012 at 1:39 am

      Amanda, it’s delicious immediately and delicious leftover. It’s delicious every way. Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Amanda

    October 9, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    You were right Shaye. It was delicious immediatley and the next day. I am making it again tonight. Double batch. I ran out of bibb lettuce during the first meal and had to serve the remainders over salad greens. Not as fun, but still great!

    Reply
  3. Joanna

    January 9, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    This looks delicious! I’d like to make it, but I generally print the recipes to use them. Is there a way to print this without all the pictures? Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Katie

    December 6, 2014 at 9:41 am

    I made these last night for supper and they were SO delicious and easy! I will for sure be making them again. And they were a big hit with my husband! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Abby

    May 8, 2016 at 5:44 pm

    This is one of my favorite recipes! I make it regularly. Thanks so much Shaye!!!

    Reply
  6. Annette

    May 17, 2022 at 10:23 am

    5 stars
    I just made this for lunch with leftover roast turkey. So yummy. I mixed all the slaw, dressing, and chicken and then threw it on top of spring mix because that’s all I had. So so good! Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Abby

    June 11, 2022 at 6:01 am

    5 stars
    Such a good recipe! This has been a staple meal in my kitchen for years.

    Reply

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