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Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salad + Cilantro-Basil Cashew Sauce.
They're basically like a salad, but so much more fun!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●blender
- ●food processor
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Salad
2
In a bowl, combine the mangos, carrots, cucumbers, red onion, red fresno pepper and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Toss well. Store in the fridge until ready to serv. Toss in the nuts just before serving.
mango (peeled and julienned (sliced into thin strips))1carrots (cut into small matchsticks)1cucumber (cut into small matchsticks)1red onion (sliced thin (optional))1
3
Green Cashew Sauce
4
Add the cilantro, basil, cashews, coconut milk lime juice, thai red curry paste and sweet thai chile sauce to a blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth and creamy, about ⏱️ 3-5 minutes. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more sweet thai chile sauce if desired. Can be store in the fridge for 1 week.
thai red curry paste1 teaspoon
5
Wraps
6
Season the pork with salt and pepper and then roll into 20-30 tablespoon size meatballs, place each meatball on a tray as you work. In a small bowl, combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, fish sauce and honey.
sesame oil2 tablespoonsfish sauce (check for gluten free labels if needed)2 tablespoonshoney2 tablespoons
7
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook the meatballs until cooked through, about ⏱️ 5 minutes, turning them 2-3 times throughout cooking. During the last minute or so of cooking, add the sauce and give the meatballs a good toss through the sauce. Cook another minute longer you until the sauce glazes the meatballs. Remove from the heat.
8
To serve, double up your lettuce leafs and divide the meatballs among the leaves. Top with mango salad and the cashew sauce. Eat!
mango (peeled and julienned (sliced into thin strips))1
Nutrition Facts
calories
812 kcal
fat Content
58 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
39 g
sodium Content
1124 mg
protein Content
27 g
cholesterol Content
81 mg
carbohydrate Content
55 g
saturated Fat Content
17 g
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