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Crab & Mango Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

• Wraps:
  • 8 ounces cooked lump crabmeat
  • 1 ripe mango, peeled, pit removed, and diced into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 cup diced jicama (peel, then dice)
  • 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • 3 green onions, white and part of the green, finely chopped
  • 10 leaves Boston lettuce, washed and dried well (other lettuce can be substituted, but Boston lettuce works particularly well)
• Orange Sesame Sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/3 cup orange-flavored yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Preparation:

1. Add crabmeat, mango, jicama, cilantro, and green onions to medium bowl and toss to blend well.
2. Fill each lettuce leaf with about 1/3 cup (or slightly heaping 1/4 cup) of crabmeat mixture.
3. In small bowl, whisk together lime juice, orange yogurt, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper until smooth.
4. Drizzle a tablespoon of the citrus sauce over the crab mixture inside each lettuce leaf and serve!

Yield:
5 appetizer servings (about 2 wraps each)

Nutritional Information:
Per serving: 111 calories, 11 g protein, 11.5 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 46 mg cholesterol, 2 grams fiber, 340 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 20%.

© 2006 Elaine Magee