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These Thai Mushroom Wraps are a vegetarian version of the popular Thai street food, Laab gai (aka larb gai), and are made with minced mushrooms, stir-fried with shallots, and combined with many traditional Thai ingredients like mint, cilantro, ginger, soy sauce, and lime.
Thai lettuce wraps are bursting with flavor, a great vegan plant-based appetizer or light lunch, and really easy to make. It’s got all the classic comfort food appeal, but filled with nourishing ingredients and won’t weigh you down.
These are perfect for summertime eating; they can be served at room temperature, or even cold from the fridge. Use the filling on an Asian inspired bowl for a fun twist. These fit perfectly into my current healthy eating plans. You can check out my guide to nutrition books that are fueling my diet.
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How to make
Start by prepping all the veggies and herbs. Chopping takes a bit of time, but the cooking for this recipe is simple and super quick.
For the mushrooms, use any that you like: large portabella mushrooms – just remove the tough stems; cremini, shiitake, wild mushrooms, rehydrated dried mushrooms, or white button mushrooms.
I like to chop the mushrooms in the food processor. It makes short work of them. I do it in two batches so the bowl isn’t too crowded.
Make the sauce:
Combine the ginger, garlic, lime zest and juice, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
Add as much or as little crushed red pepper as you like, depending on how spicy you like your foods. Feel free to leave the crushed red pepper out entirely if you’re heat adverse.
Want to use ground ginger instead of fresh? Use ¼ to ½ teaspoon of ground ginger in this recipe. Likewise, if you want to use ground dried garlic, you can; just use ¼ teaspoon for this recipe.
Cook the filling:
Heat a large skillet (I love my wok) over high heat. Add the sesame oil. Add the shallots and mushrooms. Cook until the water is cooked off, and they’re starting to brown.
Add the ginger sauce mixture and cook for another minute. Add the cilantro, mint, and green onion, and turn off the heat.
Serve:
Place some of the mushroom mixture on the bottom of one the lettuce leaves.
Butter lettuce or Boston lettuce leaves are the best for wraps because they have a nice soft rib. If you can’t find butter lettuce, use large Romaine leaves.
You can also put the filling in a bread wrap if you like. Or, make Cottage Cheese Bread for a protein filled wrap.
Garnish the wrap with additional goodies like bean sprouts, shredded carrot, sliced red bell pepper, red onion, chopped peanuts, chopped cashews, or sprouts. Thai basil would be a lovely addition to these as well. Add some rice to your wrap. Top it all off with some heat like chili garlic paste or sriracha. And serve with some lime wedges on the side.
Want it saucier? These are great with a little peanut sauce drizzled over the top. Or try some Plum Chili Dipping Sauce or Teriyaki.
Storage of leftovers
This makes great leftovers or meal prep.
Let the cooked mushrooms cool down completely. Keep the mushroom mixture separate and in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.
How to reheat
The mushroom mixture can be served cold from the fridge, or rewarm slightly in the microwave or on the stove.
Add some protein
If you want to add more protein to these wraps, it’s easy to do. Toss in some shredded chicken, air fryer tofu, edamame, garbanzo beans, or even cooked ground beef or turkey.
More Thai inspired meals
You’ll love the flavors of Thai Coconut Noodles, Thai Basil Shrimp, and Thai Basil Pasta.
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Recipe
Thai Mushroom Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ -1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 large shallots finely diced
- 1 pound mushrooms finely chopped
- ½ cup cilantro coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons mint finely chopped
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- large butter leaf lettuce leaves or romaine lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Combine the ginger, garlic, lime zest and juice, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the sesame oil, once hot add shallots and mushrooms and stir-fry for 10 minutes, or until the water is all cooked off and the mushrooms are starting to brown.
- Add the ginger sauce mixture and cook for another minute. Add the cilantro, mint, and green onion, and turn off the heat.
- To serve, place some of the mushroom mixture on the bottom of one the lettuce leaves, add bean sprouts, shredded carrot, chopped peanuts, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Debi
These are full of flavor, easy to make, and filled with nutritious ingredients. Perfect for a light lunch. Gussy them up with sauce or try them simply as a wrap. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Debi, author, Life Currents