Thai Shrimp Lettuce Wrap
Flavored with curry, soy sauce,peppers and sesame oil,Thai Shrimp Lettuce lets you eat a wrap that is lower carb and lower calorie.
Ingredients
Lettuce Wraps:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper sliced, medium
- ½ onion sliced, medium
- 1 lb Shrimp peeled, ideally raw
- 8 lettuce large leaves
Flavor Mix:
- lime zest from one
- lime juice reserve the other half, from half a large lime
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce low sodium
- 1 red pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon
- 2 clove garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon ginger freshly grated
- 1 Tablespoon red curry paste may reduce if you are timid, or curry powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 Tablespoons sesame oil
Garnish:
- 1 cilantro 1/3 cup chopped fresh
- lime juice from reserved half lime
Instructions
- Sautee peppers and onion in oil. When nearly tender add shrimp and garlic.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flavor mix. When shrimp is nearly done, stir in flavor mix and stir until incorporated.
- Spoon on to lettuce leaves, allowing sufficient uncovered space for guests to “wrap”
- Top with chopped cilantro & lime juice and serve.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 261
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 261kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 183mg | 61% |
| Sodium | 434mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 590mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 6538IU | 131% |
| Vitamin C | 50mg | 56% |
| Calcium | 115mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.