Lettuce Wraps with Smoked Trout |
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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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In this handheld treat, carrots, cucumbers, and smoked trout are tossed in a hot, sweet, and tangy sauce. For a simple side, steam some plain or sticky rice in the microwave, then chill it and mix in some chopped green onions, chopped fresh mint, lime juice, chili-garlic sauce, and a touch of soy sauce or fish sauce. For dessert, serve mango sorbet or fresh pineapple and mango slices. Ingredients:
2 medium carrots, peeled |
1/2 unpeeled english hothouse cucumber (do not remove seeds) |
1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots |
1/4 cup thinly sliced jalapeño chiles with seeds (preferably red; about 2 large) |
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice or unseasoned rice vinegar |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam) |
2 4.5-ounce packages skinless smoked trout fillets,** broken into bite-size pieces (about 2 cups) |
1 cup diced grape tomatoes |
1/2 cup whole fresh mint leaves |
1/2 cup small whole fresh basil leaves |
16 small to medium inner leaves of romaine lettuce (from about 2 hearts of romaine) |
1/3 cup (about) asian sweet chili sauce |
1/4 cup finely chopped lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts |
Directions:
1. Using vegetable peeler, shave carrots and cucumber lengthwise into ribbons. Cut ribbons into 3-inch-long sections, then cut sections into matchstick-size strips. Place in large bowl. Add shallots, jalapeños, lime juice, sugar, and fish sauce; let marinate 30 minutes at room temperature.
2. Add trout pieces and tomatoes to vegetable mixture and toss to blend. Transfer trout-vegetable mixture to large strainer and drain off liquid. Return trout-vegetable mixture to same bowl; add mint and basil and toss to blend.
3. Arrange lettuce leaves on large platter. Divide trout-vegetable salad among lettuce leaves. Drizzle sweet chili sauce over each salad and sprinkle with peanuts.
4. * Available in the Asian foods section of most supermarkets, at some specialty foods stores, and at Asian markets.
5. ** Available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and delicatessens.
6. ***Available at some supermarkets and at Asian markets and from .
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