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4.75 from 8 votes

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
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course, Sandwiches
Cuisine: American, Asian, Vietnamese
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 812kcal

Ingredients

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

Green Cashew Sauce

Meatballs

Instructions

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!

Nutrition

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