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Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

For the Lettuce Wraps:

1 head of Boston lettuce

1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 tsp sea salt, or to taste

1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste

1/2 Tbsp olive oil

1 avocado, sliced into strips

8 oz mushrooms, chopped

1/2 cucumber, sliced into strips

1/2 small bunch of cilantro

green onions

1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks

Peanut Sauce:

1/2 cup Lowfat sesame ginger dressing, (We use Newman's Own Brand*)

1 1/2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter, room temperature

Directions

Rinse and pat dry your shrimp. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. Add 1/2 Tbsp olive oil to a large hot non-stick skillet. Once oil is hot, add shrimp and sauté on med/high heat 2 min per side or just until cooked through then transfer to a plate.

Cut your cucumber and carrot into thin matchsticks. Slice your avocado into strips, cut cilantro springs in half.

Make your peanut dressing, combine 1/2 cup sesame ginger dressing with the 1 1/2 Tbsp peanut butter in a mason jar or tupperware with tight fitting lid. Shake thoroughly until smooth.

To assemble lettuce wraps, place the lettuce cups on a platter, add several strips of carrot and cucumber, sliced avocado, 2 shrimp and a couple of large sprigs of cilantro. Drizzle the top with the peanut dipping sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 399
Saturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 285mg
Sodium 1528mg
Potassium 619mg
Carbohydrates 11g
Fiber 5g
Protein 27g
Calcium 204mg
Iron 3.6mg