Shrimp Lettuce Wrappers

Filed Under (Recipes) by delicious on 07-10-2008

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoonpeanut oil
  • 1 lb shrimp, cleaned and coarsely chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup water chestnuts, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoonrice wine vinegar
  • 8 large lettuce leaves(Boston)
  • chopped roasted peanutsor cashews

DIRECTIONS

  1. In non stick skillet heat oil over medium high heat until very hot.
  2. Add shrimp and cook 2 minutes, stirring.
  3. Transfer to bowl.
  4. To same skillet add celery, water chesnuts, garlic and ginger.
  5. Cook 2 minutes, stirring.
  6. Return shrimp to skillet and add hoisin saucae, soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.
  7. Cook 1 minute.
  8. Evenly divide mixture among lettuce leaves.
  9. Sprinkle with nuts, or make a dipping sauce.

Prawn (Shrimp) & Papaya Lettuce Wraps

Filed Under (Recipes) by pepper on 18-09-2008

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 small red chili, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoonsweet chili sauce
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoonvegetable oil
  • 1 lime, juice of
  • 2 teaspoons palm sugar
  • 400 g cooked peeled prawns , cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 small red papaya, peeled,seeds removed and cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • 4inner lettuce leaves

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix chilli, sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce, oil, lime juice, sugar and whisk gently to combine.
  2. Place in a bowl with prawns, papaya, coriander and green onions.
  3. Place a lettuce leaf on each plate, fill with mixture.

Lettuce Wedge Salad

Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 31-07-2008

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INGREDIENTS

  • 4-6 slices bacon(may substitute with turkey bacon)
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 (1ounce)enveloperanch dressing mix
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 4 wedges
  • Garnish

  • shredded basil

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon, drain on paper towels, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in the skillet.
  2. Crumble bacon and set aside.
  3. Saute onion in hot drippings in skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
  4. Remove onions from heat; cool.
  5. Process buttermilk and the next 4 ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping a few times to scrape down sides.
  6. Stir in onion.
  7. Top each lettuce wedge with dressing; sprinkle with bacon.
  8. Garnish, if desired with a bit of shredded basil.

Cold Lettuce Salad

Filed Under (Recipes) by food recipes on 09-07-2008

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INGREDIENTS

  • 5 cups fresh lettuceor spinach
  • 1 cup chopped green bell peppers
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 1 cup peas(not cooked)
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Tear lettuce (or spinach) into bite sized pieces and place into oblong dish.
  2. Layer all ingredients (in order) into dish.
  3. Chill, covered overnight.
  4. Serve topped with cheddar cheese.

Deluxe Deli Lettuce Salad

Filed Under (Recipes) by toothsome on 26-05-2008

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INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

  1. Whisk together dressing ingredients.
  2. Pour over salad just before serving.