Slaw wrap with chicken lettuce

18:51 - 23 June 2015

lettuce wrap

Lettuce wraps are a great way to the construct your favourite salad, but this time light on the lettuce.

You can never go wrong with salad when you use the right recipe, the best kind of salad is the kind stuff with toppings. The greens are present but negligible, outshone by a whole slew of colourful and flavourful toppings. Lettuce wraps are a great way to the construct your favourite salad, but this time light on the lettuce.

Ingredients:

Serves 4

For chicken:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 whole roast chicken, store-bought or homemade, with the meat separated and cubed
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup chicken stock

Preparation:

For slaw and wraps:

1 1/2 cups shredded carrot
1 1/2 cups shredded purple cabbage
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
Fresh ground pepper
Sesame seeds
1 to 2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 head butter lettuce, separated, washed, and dried, for serving

1. In a large bowl, dump carrot and cabbage. Drizzle with sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, pepper, and sesame seeds, and toss to coat. Top with green onions.

2. To make wraps, pile a spoonful of chicken and then a spoonful of slaw onto a butter lettuce leaf. Wrap and eat.