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Ginger-Lime Shrimp Lettuce Cups with Snap Peas and Rice Noodles

Yield: 2 servings. Crisp lettuce cups filled with juicy ginger-lime shrimp, crunchy snap peas, cucumber, radishes, mint, and springy rice noodles. Fresh, fast, colorful, and perfect for a light May dinner.

Ingredients

  • Kroger® Large Raw Shrimp Peeled & Deveined Tail Off
    12 oz, thawed if frozen 6.99
  • A Taste of Thai® Vermicelli Rice Noodles
    4 oz 4.49
  • Gotham Greens® Butterhead Lettuce
    1 head or package, leaves separated 4.99
  • Kroger® Sugar Snap Peas
    4 oz, thinly sliced 3.99
  • Cucumber
    1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced 0.99
  • Kroger® Radishes
    4 radishes, thinly sliced 1.99
  • Mint
    1/4 cup leaves, torn 1.49
  • Organic Cilantro
    1/4 cup chopped 2.50
  • Ginger Root
    1 tablespoon finely grated 4.99
  • Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs
    1 clove, minced 2.49
  • Fresh Organic Limes - Each
    1 lime, juiced 1.50
  • Neutral oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Soy sauce
    1 1/2 tablespoons
  • Honey or sugar
    1 teaspoon
  • Toasted sesame oil
    1 teaspoon
  • Black pepper
    to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook the rice noodles according to package directions, then rinse under cool water and drain well. Cut into shorter lengths with kitchen scissors if desired.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, honey or sugar, sesame oil, grated ginger, minced garlic, and black pepper.
  3. Pat the shrimp dry. Heat neutral oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook 1–2 minutes per side, until pink and just cooked through.
  4. Pour half the ginger-lime sauce over the shrimp and toss for 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
  5. In a bowl, toss the cooked noodles with the remaining sauce, snap peas, cucumber, radishes, mint, and cilantro.
  6. Arrange lettuce leaves on plates. Fill each leaf with the noodle-vegetable mixture and top with warm shrimp.
  7. Serve immediately with extra lime wedges if you have them.

Cook time: 35 minutes total

Estimated cost: About $24–28 using listed ingredients; pantry staples not priced

Health notes: Light but protein-rich, with lots of crisp vegetables and herbs. Rice noodles keep it satisfying without making it heavy.

Drink pairing: A bright, aromatic white or dry sparkling wine pairs well with the lime, ginger, herbs, and shrimp.

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Recipe score: 7/10

Planned by Careme.