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Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)

Nov 11, 2022 No Comments

Quinoa Lettuce Wraps are Vegan Lettuce Wraps where Quinoa tossed with veggies and a flavorful sweet and spicy Teriyaki Sauce is filled inside crisp Lettuce cups, topped with Peanuts and Lime Juice and served. Its super delicious and so healthy dinner recipe.
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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

These healthy Quinoa Lettuce Wraps with a perfect spicy, sweet and sticky Asian glaze, is a satisfying Asian recipe. Its so simple recipe but full of flavors.
Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)
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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!

Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)

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

cooking veggies

Heat Olive Oil in a skillet. Add all the chopped veggies. Saute until cooked for 4-5 min and set aside.

cooking quinoa with veggies

Cook Quinoa with salt and water, as per package directions and set aside.

homemade teriyaki sauce

Combine all the ingredients for the sauce.

Serving Quinoa in lettuce cups

Combine Quinoa with the sauteed veggies, pour some of the sauce over it and toss to combine.

Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)

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.

Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)

Top Tips to make the Perfect Lettuce Wrap

  • You can use any veggies you have at home to saute with the Quinoa
  • Cook the Quinoa as per package directions
  • Toss the cooked Quinoa along with veggies and the sauce
  • You can make the sauce ahead of time and even store leftovers
  • You can use leftover sauce as a dipping sauce

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

Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)

Quinoa Lettuce Wraps are Vegan Lettuce Wraps where Quinoa tossed with veggies and a flavorful sweet and spicy Teriyaki Sauce is filled inside crisp Lettuce cups, topped with Peanuts and Lime Juice and served. Its super delicious and so healthy dinner recipe.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
no resting time required: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 257kcal
Author: Surup

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 medium sized Bell Pepper thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup chopped purple Cabbage
  • 1 head Butter Lettuce
  • 1 cup Quinoa
  • 2 cups Water to cook Quinoa
  • 1 medium sized Carrot thinly sliced
  • 1 small Beet Root finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Green Beans finely chopped

for the sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha
  • 1 teaspoon Lime Juice
  • 1 tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced

garnish

  • Green Onions thinly sliced
  • toasted peanuts
  • chopped cilantro
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Heat Olive Oil in a skillet. Add all the chopped veggies. Saute until cooked for 4-5 min.
  • Cook Quinoa with salt and water, as per package directions and set aside.
  • Combine Quinoa with the sauteed veggies, pour some of the sauce over it (reserve some to drizzle later), and toss to combine. Saute for 2-3 min until the Quinoa gets flavorful and fragrant. Set aside.
  • Serve in Lettuce cups. Garnish with some toasted peanuts, chopped green onions, cilantro, Lime juice and drizzle the leftover sauce. Serve immediately!

Notes

Substitutions

  • Lettuce - instead of Romaine lettuce, you can use Iceburg 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 defrost

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Asian Quinoa Lettuce Wraps (Vegan)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 257 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 376mg16%
Potassium 564mg16%
Carbohydrates 44g15%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 4956IU99%
Vitamin C 49mg59%
Calcium 58mg6%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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