These BBQ Chickpea Lettuce Wraps are the perfect lunch or dinner when you don't feel like cooking. Topped with Vegan Cilantro Ranch Dressing & avocado slices.
Yesterday I shared the recipe for my favorite Vegan Cilantro Ranch. And in that post, I promised I would be sharing some new recipes with you to use that dressing with. Well...here is the first one!
These BBQ Chickpea Lettuce Wraps are the perfect cold meal when you don't feel like cooking, but want something quick and filling. They are seriously tasty - and they're really giving my Chickpea Salad recipe a run for its money.
How to make the BBQ Chickpea filling
The filling for these lettuce wraps is super simple. Combine chickpeas, carrots, jalapeño, red onion, vegan mayo, BBQ sauce & spices in a big bowl. Let everything sit in the fridge for 30-60 minutes (to let the flavors meld) then it is time to assemble.
I'm not going to lie, the filling is pretty good on its own. BUT you know I am all about toppings and sauce, so I obviously had to amp these up with some extra goodies.
I went with avocado slices, radish slices (for some crunch), lime wedges, cilantro and, of course, the cilantro ranch.
These lettuce wraps are crunchy, savory and easily one of my new favorite recipes. You can also prep these ahead of time for lunch the next day. I would just hold off on assembling until you eat so your lettuce doesn't get soggy.
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BBQ Chickpea Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoon vegan mayo
- 1 jalapeño deseeded and diced
- ½ small red onion diced
- 2 tablespoon carrots diced
- ½ cup BBQ sauce
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- pepper to taste
- Vegan Cilantro Ranch Dressing
- 2 tablespoon cilantro diced, plus more for topping
- 1 head butter lettuce leaves separated
- 2 avocados diced
- lime wedges, radish slices for serving
Instructions
- Add the chickpeas to a bowl and mash with a fork. You can leave some chickpeas intact.
- Add the vegan mayo, jalapeño, red onion, carrots, BBQ sauce, smoked paprika, garlic salt & pepper to the chickpeas and stir to combine. Cover and place in the fridge for 30-60 minutes - can be made 24 hours in advance.
- Prepare the Vegan Cilantro Ranch Dressing while the filling is cooling.
- Before serving add 2 tablespoon of cilantro to the chickpea mixture and stir to combine.
- Spoon the chickpea filling into the lettuce leaves and top with avocado, cilantro ranch, radish slices and more cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
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maggie
The link to the cilantro ranch recipe is producing a 404 error today. Maybe it's been moved?
Florence
Thanks for the resipe. I used pita pockets to hold everything together and fresh garlic instead of garlic salt as I didn't have any. Was delish!
Rene
Yum - pitas sound like a great swap!
Natalie
Is there a lower fat alternative to using mayo?
Rene
You can swap the mayo in the filling for 1/2 an avocado 👍