Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• 6-8 Butter Lettuce Leaves
• Thai Chicken Satays (recipe below)
• Julienne carrots
• Thai Marinaded Cucumbers (recipe below)
• 1 Tablespoon Roasted Peanuts – Chopped
• Thai Peanut Sauce (recipe below)
• Sweet Red Chili Sauce

  Directions

• Remove the hard stems from the bottom of each leaf of lettuce.
• Wash and dry the leaves and arrange in a group on a larger platter.
• Arrange on the serving platter and fill with each one of the fillings (chicken,carrots, and marinated cucumbers).
• Let your friends or family create their own lettuce wraps by choosing a filling or fillings and placing it on a leaf along with a choice of sauce.
• Fold the leaf in half and enjoy!

Thai Chicken Satays

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 TBS fresh lime juice
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 3/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 TBS water
• 4 green onions - cut into 1' pieces

Directions:  

1. Cut chicken into 3/4' strips
2. Place aside
3. In a large Ziploc bag combine soy sauce, lime juice garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, water and green onion and mix thoroughly.  Place chicken in the bag, zip up and shake till all pieces are coated with the marinade.
4. Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes, up to 24 hours.
5. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes

Thai Marinated Cucumbers

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 large cucumber – seeded

Directions

1. Combine the vinegar, sugar, water and salt in a small pan.
2. Cook over a medium heat, stirring until it boils and the sugar is dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
4. Peel the cucumber and cut lengthwise into quarters and again crosswise into 1/8″ slices.
5. Place in a serving bowl and pour marinade over cucumbers, stirring to blend.
6. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours.

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 tbsp water
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1/2 tsp chili oil

Directions

1. Combine peanut butter, water, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, and chili oil in a small saucepan.
2. Stir mixture over a medium heat until it begins to bubble.
3. Cover the pan and remove from the heat.