Chicken-and-Rice Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Lettuce Wraps filled with Mediterranean flavors take summer eating to a whole new level. Tangy rice, crunchy nuts, currents and olives are wrapped in soft green leaves to make a fun-to-eat meal.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 262kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked basmati rice
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup dried currants
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 scallion white and green parts sliced
- 5 kalamata olives minced
- 1½ cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Butter lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Mix together the warm rice, walnuts, currants, shallot, scallion, olives and shredded chicken.
- In another bowl whisk together the vinegar, salt, lemon zest, honey and olive oil. Toss vinaigrette with the rice mixture and stir in the parsley.
- Serve warm or room temperature. Spoon salad into lettuce leaves, wrap and eat!
Notes
You can make this ahead, and refrigerate it, but be aware the rice gets that hard, cold thing going on once chilled, so give it a little spin in the microwave to soften the rice.
Get creative too. Swap the olives for red bell pepper or the currants for fresh grapes. Make this salad your own and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
