8 butter lettuce leaves (small-ish ones)
1/4 cup peeled cucumber strips
1/4 cup peeled carrot strips
1/4 cup crushed peanuts
serve with extra lime wedges
Mushrooms & Quinoa Filling:
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 cups chopped mushrooms mix of shiitake & cremini or whatever you like
1-2 teaspoons soy sauce or tamari
a squeeze of lime
a splash of rice vinegar
1 cup cooked quinoa
1/4 cup scallions
Peanut Tofu Sauce:
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
5 ounces silken tofu (soft or firm)
1 teaspoon soy sauce or tamari
1 small clove of garlic minced
splash of sriracha
splash of rice vinegar
Spicy Sauce (optional):
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (more if you need to temper the spice level)
1 tablespoon sriracha
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
pinch of sugar
Mushrooms & Quinoa Filling:
Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
Add mushrooms, and 1 teaspoon of soy sauce.
Let them cook down, stirring occasionally, about 5-8 minutes.
Add a good squeeze of lime juice.
Stir in the quinoa.
Add another splash of soy sauce and a slash of rice vinegar (about 1 teaspoon each).
Remove from heat and stir in ΒΌ cup scallions.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Peanut Tofu Sauce:
Blend all ingredients together in a small food processor.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Spicy Sauce:
Mix all ingredients together, taste & adjust.
Assemble everything separately on a platter & assemble as you eat.