Boston lettuce makes the perfect wrap for this pork stir-fry. Leaf lettuce makes a good substitute, but other less flexible lettuces, such as iceberg, may be harder to wrap. Keep your washed lettuce crisp by storing between sheets of damp paper towels in an airtight container or plastic bag.
This make-ahead saut? pork appetizer is colourful, and the lettuce cups make it fun to eat.
Lettuce makes a healthy, crunchy wrap for this slightly hot, flavourful beef mixture to serve with rice. For less heat, reduce the chili sauce to 1 tsp (5 mL).
Lettuce cups are a fun (and easy!) way to enjoy this speedy stir-fry, but you can also serve it over steamed rice with a drizzle of the hoisin dressing.
The quintessential Chinese dipping sauce, hoisin sauce is all you need to transform everyday meatballs into sticky, glazed nuggets of goodness. If you find your lettuce cups too crowded to eat neatly, just tear off a few more lettuce leaves and fill them with fewer meatballs. If you don't have ground pork, any ground meat will do.
Cost: $2.30/serving
For this elegant little salad, wedges of soft Boston lettuce interlaced with mâche are drizzled with a creamy dressing.
This travel-friendly meal tastes great cold, but the filling can easily be heated up in the microwave, if you prefer. The acid in the vinaigrette will continue to cook the steak, so don't stir it together until you're ready to eat. To keep the lettuce crisp, wrap it in damp paper towels and refrigerate it in a separate airtight container or plastic bag.
Traditionally called Bo Ssam - these ginger-packed lettuce wraps make a light, satisfying meal. Serve with Korean-style pickled vegetables or kimchi, the intensely flavourful Ginger Green Onions Sauce and a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds for an authentic flair.
Crunchy iceberg lettuce cups are a fun (and low-calorie!) way to serve this shrimp stir-fry. Choose the largest head of iceberg you can find and save any leftovers for sandwiches or salads. If you don't have enough large leaves, simply stack two smaller leaves together.
