Mango Tempeh Lettuce Wraps - Vegetarian Wraps

Crumbled tempeh, crunchy cashews, and sweet champagne mangoes make a perfect filling for these easy vegetarian lettuce wraps. And best of all - they come together in just 20 minutes!

Photos by Emily Caruso

One of the strangest cravings I had during my pregnancy is lettuce. Normally, lettuce is something that I tolerate as an important part of salads or pick off my veggie burgers when I'm at a restaurant (there is nothing delicious about warm iceberg lettuce!). It's not something I'd ever feel enthused about. But I was suddenly all about lettuce. It's fresh! It's crisp! It's green!

Other than salads and sandwiches, I've realized there aren't a lot of ways to eat lettuce, but lettuce wraps are one option that often gets overlooked.

I mean, you might order lettuce wraps at restaurants, but they're one of those things you probably don't make very often at home. Well, it's time to change that.

Lettuce wraps are super easy and super versatile-you can fill them with so many different things!

We've got a P.F. Chang's style lettuce wrap recipe and another for grilled tofu lettuce wraps on the blog if you're looking for other ideas! And don't miss this vegan lettuce wrap stuffed with black beans either!

Making the Wraps

This particular recipe was inspired by a recipe I stumbled upon on the Williams-Sonoma website - it had pork and mango as the filling.

I wasn't interested in the pork, but mango? YES. It's champagne mango season, my favorite time of the year, and I thought lettuce wraps would be a great way to put them to use.

(Not that I even need an excuse to eat champagne mangoes - usually I just eat them cubed with a sprinkle of cinnamon. Best. Snack. Ever.)

For the pork, I substituted crumbled tempeh, and quickly cooked it with a little hoisin sauce and lime juice. Nothing fancy!

Cucumber and chopped cashews add a little crunch and mint leaves add a fresh, herbal flavor to these vegetarian wraps.

Serving Sauces

You'll want to finish them with a drizzle of sauce - if you live near a Trader Joe's, their Sambal Matah is a perfect mix of sweet and spicy flavors and it goes really well with these wraps. (Just remember, a little goes a long way!)

Otherwise, if you want to add a spicy kick to your wraps, opt for sriracha; to play up the sweetness of the mango, use a sweet chili sauce, either store-bought or homemade.

More Recipes to Try

If you love these vegetarian wraps, be sure to check out these other delicious recipes.

• Sesame Ginger Tempeh Lettuce Wraps
• Sweet & Sour Tempeh
• 18+ Delicious Ways to Use Tempeh

📖 Recipe

Mango Tempeh Lettuce Wraps

from Oh My Veggies

Crumbled tempeh, crunchy cashews, and sweet champagne mangoes make a perfect filling for these easy vegetarian lettuce wraps. And best of all - they come together in just 20 minutes!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 servings

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Ingredients 

• 1 tablespoon peanut or grapeseed oil
• 8 oz tempeh, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ¾ cup diced mango, about 1 champagne mango
• ½ cup seeded and diced cucumber
• ¼ cup chopped roasted cashews
• ¼ cup chopped mint leaves
• 8 butter or bibb lettuce leaves
• Sweet chili sauce, or sriracha or Sambal Matah, for serving

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tempeh and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in the hoisin sauce and lime juice; remove from heat.
• Divide the tempeh, mango, cucumber, cashews and mint leaves into 8 lettuce leaves. Drizzle with sweet chili sauce and serve.

Nutrition (estimated per serving)

Calories: 996kcalCarbohydrates: 154gProtein: 49gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 489mgPotassium: 3719mgFiber: 32gSugar: 95gVitamin A: 20429IUVitamin C: 80mgCalcium: 591mgIron: 18mg

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: tempeh lettuce wraps, vegetarian lettuce wraps, vegetarian wraps

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