Vegan Lettuce Wraps

A savory mix of tofu, shiitakes, jicama, and red pepper is spiked with sambal oelek and wrapped in lettuce leaves in this easy vegan recipe.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 mins
• Total Time: 47 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• ½ red bell pepper, diced
• ¼ teaspoon white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
• ⅓ cup vegetarian hoisin sauce
• 1 teaspoon water, or more to taste
• ½ teaspoon sambal oelek (chile paste), or more to taste (Optional)
• 1 tablespoon vegetarian oyster sauce
• ½ teaspoon sambal oelek (chile paste) (Optional)
• ½ teaspoon mushroom seasoning
• 2 slices ginger
• 5 ounces fried tofu, diced
• 4 ounces jicama, peeled and diced
• 3 fresh shiitake mushrooms, diced
• 8 large butterhead lettuce leaves
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix hoisin sauce, 1 teaspoon water, and 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek together to make dipping sauce.

Step 2

Mix oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon water, 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek, mushroom seasoning, sesame oil, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a bowl to make seasoning sauce.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tofu, jicama, shiitake mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper; cook and stir until mushrooms are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add red bell pepper and seasoning sauce; cook and stir until heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of tofu mixture in the center of each lettuce leaf. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Add 1 teaspoon dipping sauce; roll up lettuce to enclose tofu mixture. Repeat with remaining tofu mixture and lettuce leaves. Serve remaining dipping sauce alongside.