Name: Pesto Shrimp Salad Wraps
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 cups lemon pepper rice (cooked and prepared); 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 cup parsley; 2 tablespoons olive oil ((or more as needed to help get the food processor moving) ); 1/4 cup onion; 2 cloves garlic (peeled); salt and pepper (to taste); 1 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced); 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined); salt and pepper (to taste); 1/4 cup red bell pepper (garnish - optional); 8 ice burg lettuce leaves (washed and dried)

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These are not your average lettuce wraps! Pesto Shrimp Salad Wraps are super hearty almost like eating a main dish and a salad at the same time. Each is filled with lemon pesto shrimp, lemon pepper rice and nestled in a crisp lettuce wrap.

Build your own Lettuce Wraps

Pesto Shrimp Salad Wraps are super fun to make for any gathering. You can make everything in advance and just let everyone build their own lettuce wraps. This recipe gluten-free, low fat, egg-free and filled with fresh spring flavors.

Hearty and Delicious

You are just going to love these shrimp and rice wraps as they are bursting with flavor and so easy to make. I really like the little crisp contrast of the lettuce next to the hearty vegan chickpea lemon rice and light and lovely parsley lemon pesto shrimps and I think you will too. Yes, you guessed it! The lettuce wrap fillings are served slightly warm or at room temperature to nourish and Feed your Spleen.

These wraps are not wimpy by any means. They are very hearty from the protein packed lemon pepper rice but are also light and bright from the parsley lemon pesto and from the squeeze of fresh lemon juice. I love contrast and texture differences in my food and this little recipe has it all going on. If you love shrimp and rice together, you are going to want to try our Shrimp Burritos with Creamy Poblano Sauce.

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Parsley the forgotten herb

Parsley most often gets overlooked in cooking. It is most often used as a garnish only, but why is that? Parsley and lemon together make a delightful pesto. Parsley, olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper makes a beautiful marriage when thrown together in the food processor. Have extra fresh basil? Try our easy traditional Ligurian pesto and try your hand at making homemade trofie pasta.

Have Extra Pesto?

I think this parsley lemon pesto would also be great on fish, pasta, grilled chicken, Chicken and Parsley Pesto Calzone, salads and of course it rocks on seafood. If I were you I would double the recipe just to make sure you have leftovers for other recipes. Don't tell me I did not warn you...

Bring on the Lemons

Lemons have really stole the show in the recipe and are used in everything from the cooking of the lemon pepper rice to the parsley lemon pesto and even to a fresh squeeze of lemon juice right before they are served. Fresh lemons really lightens up this dish and makes you feel like spring has finally really arrived.

Meal Planning

If you make your ingredients in advance of your guests arrival, this would be one very fun idea for a casual gathering.

Make your Parsley lemon pesto sauce and place in the refrigerator.
Cook your lemon pepper rice.
Wash and prepare your lettuce wraps and your lemon cheeks.
Then all you need to do is cook your shrimp which takes less than 5 minutes and toss with the pesto lemon pesto, reheat your rice and enjoy.

Dietary Exchanges

If you are diabetic or watching carbs in your diet just leave out the lemon pepper rice or try it with cauliflower rice instead. Do you have a seafood allergy, then try with chicken or white fish instead.

In keeping with the budget friendly meal, I used regular old iceberg lettuce as they were 6 HKD a piece here at the local park n shop. However, you can use romaine, butter lettuce, radicchio or any lettuces you like.

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Pesto Shrimp Salad Wraps