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LETTUCE CUPS PLATTED
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Vegan PF Chang's Lettuce Cups

5 from 1 vote
If you're looking for a delicious and healthy vegan recipe that's full of flavor and texture, give these vegan PF Chang lettuce cups a try.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 10 cups
Course: Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 288

Ingredients
  

Vegan Meat Substitute
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups walnuts chopped
  • 5 cups button mushrooms chopped
  • 1 Tbsp molasses
  • 1 Tbsp black vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp poultry seasoning
  • 5 scallions sliced
  • 5 oz water chesnuts drained
Vegan Umami Sauce
  • ½ cup housin sauce
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 ½ Tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp siracha or gochujang
Fried Noodles
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ½ pack vermicelli rice noodles
  • 1 tsp togarashi optional
Garnish
  • 1 head butterleaf lettuce or romaine lettuce

Method
 

How to make Mushroom and Walnut Crumble
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Chop the mushrooms and walnuts, the easiest way is to use a food processor, do not over chop the mushrooms and walnuts.
  3. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add the extra virgin olive oil.
  4. Sauté the onions for 2-3 minutes. The onions should be soft and tender.
  5. Add the walnuts and the mushroom to the onions, start to stir and sauté, and cook on top of the stove for 5 minutes, just enough time to get the cooking process started.
  6. In a bowl, combine molasses, black vinegar, and poultry seasoning. Add to the walnut, and mushroom mixture and stir to combine.
  7. Place the walnuts and the mushrooms in the oven, cooking for 15 minutes. Stir the mixture around the 8-minute mark, scrap the bottom of the pan, and mix well.
  8. The finished mixture should have reduced in volume, the moisture level should be low but not dry.
  9. Add the Hoisin sauce, cooking over low heat, and stir to mix well
  10. Add the scallions and water chestnuts, and mix to combine.
How to Make Hoisin Sauce
  1. Mix all of the ingredients together
How to make Crispy Fried Rice noodles
  1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
  2. Break up the dried noodles.
  3. Place small portions of noodles in the hot oil, the noodles should puff up immediately.
  4. Place on paper towels and season with Togarashi.

Notes

Nutritional values are an estimate.