Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)

These Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps is a quick and healthy dinner recipe for the family. Fragrant and Flavorful Quinoa topped with Sriracha is a Vegan version of the popular PF Chang's Lettuce Wraps. But its so so so delicious that even meat eaters will love it. These Quinoa Lettuce Wraps are Vegan, Gluten Free and a Low Carb Healthy Dinner Recipe for the family.

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• Quinoa Lettuce Wraps
• Quinoa Veg Recipes
• How to cook Quinoa?
• Ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps with Quinoa
• How to make Quinoa Lettuce Wraps
• Substitutions
• Variations
• How do you store Lettuce Wraps?
• FAQs
• Top Tips to make the Perfect Lettuce Wrap
• More Healthy Quinoa Recipes
• Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)
• Substitutions
• Variations
• How do you store Lettuce Wraps?

P.F Chang's Lettuce Wraps is one of the my favorite dishes. Whenever I go or cross by P.F Chang's I make it a point to get some Lettuce Wraps for the drive home.

But the only thing that bugs me about takeout Lettuce Wraps is one of those heavy sweet sauces like Hoisin Sauce, which they use to make it flavorful.

Agreed, it does taste excellent. But its unhealthy obviously. And since I'm on a low carb diet, I have to kill my cravings more often than not!

So why bother about takeout food when you can fakeout at home!

Yes! And make it Vegan and Plant Based. Because Protein Power is everything! right!

So today out of nowhere came this idea of making a healthy Quinoa recipe in the form of Lettuce Wraps!

Quinoa Veg Recipes

Quinoa Lettuce Wraps is an easy Vegan recipe with Quinoa. Also its packed with nutrition and proteins so its a very healthy recipe for dinner or a quick lunch

How to cook Quinoa?

Quinoa can be cooked very easily. Here's a detail description of how to cook Quinoa.

Generally Quinoa is cooked just like rice. You first rinse the Quinoa and then cook it with some water and salt in a dutch pot or a closed lid skillet.

The ratio for Quinoa to water is 1:2, just like you cook rice.

As the Quinoa absorbs all the water your Quinoa is ready to eat.

You can cook Quinoa overnight by soaking it in a closed lid mason jar.

OR Bake it in the oven with water @350F for 10 min

OR you can even cook Quinoa in the Instant Pot for 5 min, release the steam and enjoy!

PRO TIP: To make Quinoa even more flavorful, cook it with Vegetable or Chicken Broth.

All the flavors of the broth gets soaked in by the Quinoa and you're left with something so delicious Quinoa which you can enjoy as is.

You can even cook Quinoa with Coconut Milk to make it even more flavorful.

Ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps with Quinoa

• Quinoa - I use Red and White Quinoa.
• Veggies - you can use any veggies you have at home. I have used Green Beans to Beetroot to Carrots, Snap Peas, Bell Peppers & Purple Cabbage
• Butter Lettuce - this works the best for Lettuce Wrpas
• Toasted Peanuts - for garnish (optional)

FOR THE SAUCE

• Soy Sauce
• Honey
• Garlic
• Rice Wine Vinegar
• Ginger
• Sriracha

See recipe card for quantities. Also watch the video for a quick visual.

How to make Quinoa Lettuce Wraps

Quinoa Lettuce Wraps are Vegan Lettuce Wraps where Quinoa tossed with veggies is used to serve inside lettuce cups.

The highlight is of course the garnish sauce which is a sweet and spicy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce which I love to toss the Quinoa with, drizzle on top and even use it as a dipping sauce for these Lettuce Wraps.

Here's the recipe of making these Lettuce Wraps

Serve in Lettuce cups. Garnish with some toasted peanuts, chopped green onions, cilantro, Lime juice and drizzle the leftover sauce.

Serve immediately!

Substitutions

• Lettuce - instead of Butter lettuce, you can use Iceburg lettuce or Romaine Lettuce as well.
• Veggies of your choice - use any veggies you have at home. You can even use chopped frozen veggie mix for this Quinoa Lettuce Wrap recipe.
• Chicken - Make it with Chicken if you do not follow a Vegetarian diet. You can use shredded rotisserie chicken or Ground Chicken for ease of use.
• Almonds - If you're allergic to Peanuts replace with Almonds or Cashew Nuts or even Pepitas.

Variations

• Spicy - add more of Sriracha and Red Pepper Flakes to make the sauce spicy
• Peanut Butter - add some Peanut Butter in the sauce mixture to make this even more flavorful
• Tofu or Tempeh - add sauteed or grilled Tofu or Tempeh along with the Quinoa for Vegan Lettuce Wraps with Tofu.

How do you store Lettuce Wraps?

Wrap them up really tightly using a plastic wrap or store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 DAYS.

I do not recommend freezing Lettuce wraps as the lettuce leaves lose the crunch after defrosting.

FAQs

Are Lettuce Wraps good or Weightloss?

Yes of course! When you make Lettuce wraps at home, you can control the ingredients used and the sauces used. Avoiding unnecessary sugar naturally makes Lettuce Wraps healthy.

What are Lettuce Wraps served with?

You can serve this with Cauliflower Fried Rice or Sesame Tofu Soba Noodles Bowl or Miso Sesame Udon Noodles

How do you keep Lettuce wraps from getting soggy?

I know, lettuce wraps tend to get soggy if kept out for a long time. So the trick to keep lettuce wraps from getting soggy is to cut them in half before serving and wrap them in foil.

How to make the Perfect crisp Lettuce cups?

You can wash the lettuce leaves, carefully pat them dry with a paper towel and refrigerate them. Refrigerating Lettuce leaves before use, gets rid of excess moisture from them making them the perfect crisp Lettuce leaves for making the Perfect Crisp Lettuce Wraps recipe.

More Healthy Quinoa Recipes

• Oyster Mushroom Spinach Quinoa Skillet with burnt garlic
• Korean Quinoa Bowl
• Quinoa pilaf with cranberries and almonds
• Quinoa Enchilada Casserole
• Quinoa and Black Beans (Vegan)
• Vegan Stuffed Peppers With Quinoa
• Instant Pot Black Bean Quinoa Burrito Bowl with Tofu