Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salad + Cilantro-Basil Cashew Sauce.
They're basically like a salad, but so much more fun!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Sandwiches
Cuisine: American, Asian, Vietnamese
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 812kcal
Mango Slaw
- 1 mango peeled and julienned (sliced into thin strips)
- 1 carrots cut into small matchsticks
- 1 cucumber cut into small matchsticks
- 1 red onion sliced thin (optional)
- 1 red fresno chile pepper chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/ 2 cup roasted peanuts or cashews chopped
Salad
In a bowl, combine the mangos, carrots, cucumbers, red onion, red fresno pepper and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Toss well. Store in the fridge until ready to serv. Toss in the nuts just before serving.
Green Cashew Sauce
Add the cilantro, basil, cashews, coconut milk lime juice, thai red curry paste and sweet thai chile sauce to a blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more sweet thai chile sauce if desired. Can be store in the fridge for 1 week.
Wraps
Season the pork with salt and pepper and then roll into 20-30 tablespoon size meatballs, place each meatball on a tray as you work. In a small bowl, combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, fish sauce and honey.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook the meatballs until cooked through, about 5 minutes, turning them 2-3 times throughout cooking. During the last minute or so of cooking, add the sauce and give the meatballs a good toss through the sauce. Cook another minute longer you until the sauce glazes the meatballs. Remove from the heat.
To serve, double up your lettuce leafs and divide the meatballs among the leaves. Top with mango salad and the cashew sauce. Eat!
Calories: 812kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1124mg | Potassium: 989mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 4935IU | Vitamin C: 46.1mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 4.9mg