Mini Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
24 pieces

Grilled chicken flavored with lime juice and ginger is piled into lettuce cups with crisp sliced green mango and carrots added on top for a crunchy bite.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks

  • ½ green mango, peeled and cut into matchsticks

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for grill grates

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

  • 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger

  • 3 thin chicken cutlets (about 3 ounces each)

  • 24 small leaves Bibb lettuce, from about 3 heads (3 ounces each)

  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir vinegar, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt until sugar is dissolved. Add carrot and mango; toss to combine. Let stand at room temperature, tossing occasionally, at least 30 minutes, or refrigerate up to a day.

  2. Heat grill or grill pan to high; lightly oil grates. In a shallow dish, combine lime juice, ginger, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Add chicken and let marinate for no more than 5 minutes. Grill chicken until browned and opaque throughout, 1 to 3 minutes per side; transfer to a plate to cool.

  3. Thinly slice chicken; toss with carrot mixture. Divide mixture among lettuce leaves; drizzle with juice from carrots and sprinkle with cilantro.

Cook's Notes

If you can't locate a green (unripe) mango, pick a firm one. To store, refrigerate carrot and mango mixture, grilled chicken (unsliced), and cleaned lettuce leaves, separately, up to a day.

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