Thai-Style Grilled Rice Lettuce Cups
Fresh lettuce cups filled with grilled Thai-spiced rice and herbs. Light, flavorful, and perfect for healthy snacking or appetizers.
AI SCORE
87
/100
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42 min
Time
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6 people
Servings
🔥
165 kcal
Calories
📊
easy
Difficulty
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked jasmine rice
- 12 butter lettuce cups
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 Thai chilies, minced
- 3 shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup Thai basil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Lime wedges for serving
- Crushed peanuts for garnish
Instructions
1
Mix fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and minced chilies to make dressing
2
Heat vegetable oil in a grill pan over medium-high heat
3
Add cooked rice and shallots, stir-frying for 3-4 minutes until lightly crispy
4
Remove from heat and toss rice with half the dressing and fresh herbs
5
Let rice mixture cool for 5 minutes
6
Arrange lettuce cups on serving platter
7
Fill each cup with 2-3 tablespoons of rice mixture
8
Drizzle with remaining dressing, garnish with crushed peanuts, and serve with lime wedges
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