These strawberry shrimp lettuce cups are the perfect combination of sweet, savoury, and refreshing! Paired with peanut sauce, these can be enjoyed as a meal or appetizer. Recipe by Carrie Walder, MS, RD

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Strawberry Shrimp Lettuce Cups

• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 12 Lettuce Cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 36 large shrimp thawed, deveined + tails removed
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup strawberries, chopped
• 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup of chopped cucumber
• approx. 12 leaves of Bibb Butter, or Romaine lettuce
• black pepper to taste
• optional garnish: chopped green onion
• Peanut Sauce:
• ¼ cup peanut butter
• 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• 2 Tbsp water or to desired consistency

Instructions

1. Make peanut sauce by whisking together all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Feel free to add additional water until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
2. Toss shrimp in olive oil. Heat a pan to medium-high and cook shrimp for 1-2 minutes each side, until pink and opaque. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix cooked quinoa with chopped strawberries, tomatoes, and cucumber.
4. Place individual leaves of lettuce on a plate. Top with a small amount of strawberry-quinoa mixture and 3 shrimp per cup.
5. Top each cup with a drizzle of peanut sauce, freshly cracked black pepper, and chopped green onion. Enjoy!

Notes

• The recipe as written should make about 12 cups, but this may vary depending on the size of the lettuce used.
• The recipe will take about 20 minutes longer than noted if cooking quinoa from scratch.

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Recipe Courtesy https://www.californiastrawberries.com/strawberry-shrimp-lettuce-cups/