Tofu Lettuce Wraps

These Tofu Lettuce Wraps are an easy weeknight dinner and an instant hit with the kids. I mean, what kid doesn’t like to eat with their hands?!!
Serve the filling and lettuce leaves family style and let the family go to town making wraps and stuffing their faces 🙂
Got a busy week and can’t even spare the 20ish minutes to get the filling made? Batch cook it on the weekend.
I serve these alongside veggie potstickers (frozen from Trader Joe’s) or vegan egg rolls. My kids love rice so a steaming bowl typically makes an appearance too.
Tofu Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Trader Joe's Organic Tofu Super Firm minced
- 2 celery ribs minced
- 2 small carrots (or 1 large) minced
- 2 inch piece of ginger peeled and finely minced or grated
- 8 ounce can of water chestnuts drained and minced
- lettuce leaves (such as romaine, Bibb, or iceberg) for serving
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/3 cup shoyu (or soy sauce)
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 6 green onions (white and green parts) finely sliced and minced
Instructions
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Heat sesame oil in a large saucepan.
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Add all vegetables except the green onions, the ginger and garlic. Cook 5-7 minutes until vegetables are tender.
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Add tofu, shoyu and rice vinegar. Cook 10 more minutes.
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Remove from heat and stir in the green onions.
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Serve with lettuce leaves.
These Tofu Lettuce Wraps also make a great appetizer for a destination Asian meal. Enjoy!