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Tofu Lettuce Wraps

Marinate and cook tofu with an asian sauce, then wrap in crisp lettuce leaves for a fun, nutritious, and flavorful vegan meal.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package of tofu pressed
  • ½ cup shredded carrots
  • ½ cup cashews
  • ½ onion diced
  • 3-6 green onions
  • 2 teaspoon avocado oil
  • 2 teaspoon fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • romaine lettuce 8 or butter lettuce
  • sesame seeds optional topping

Sauce

  • 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce if GF, make sure GF
  • 3 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Combine the sauce ingredients then set aside
  • Crumble your pressed tofu and onion in a pan with the avocado oil and cook until it starts to crisp, about 3-5 minutes. Add in the ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and walnuts and continue to cook until the tofu is crisp. Pour the sauce over the mixture and cook until you hear bubbling (around 1 min).
  • Spoon the tofu into the lettuce and add the shredded carrots and sesame seeds on top
  • Enjoy!