Ssambap (Lettuce Rice Wraps)

Ssam means “wrapping” and bap means “rice” in Korean. A simple, filling snack served with a spicy-sweet dipping sauce. Egg salad can be combined with the rice or wrapped separately for an extra boost of protein.

Ingredients:

Fresh red or green lettuce, collard greens, bok choy leaves OR romaine lettuce leaves

2 cups steamed, short-grain rice

Egg Salad

1 cup cucumber, diced

6 hard-boiled eggs

⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt OR mayonnaise

1 tsp. Dijon mustard OR other spicy mustard

½ tsp. honey

¼ tsp. salt

Ssamjang (Spicy Dipping Sauce)

2 green onions, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

¼ cup doenjang (Korean soybean paste)

1-2 tbsp. gochujang (Korean chili paste)

1 tbsp. honey

1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil (optional)

2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Equipment:

Cutting board
Kitchen knife
2 bowls
Measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients:

Fresh red or green lettuce, collard greens, bok choy leaves OR romaine lettuce leaves

2 cups steamed, short-grain rice

Egg Salad

1 cup cucumber, diced

6 hard-boiled eggs

⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt OR mayonnaise

1 tsp. Dijon mustard OR other spicy mustard

½ tsp. honey

¼ tsp. salt

Ssamjang (Spicy Dipping Sauce)

2 green onions, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

¼ cup doenjang (Korean soybean paste)

1-2 tbsp. gochujang (Korean chili paste)

1 tbsp. honey

1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil (optional)

2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Equipment:

Cutting board
Kitchen knife
2 bowls
Measuring cups and spoons

Directions:

  1. Gather all ingredients and wash the fresh produce.
  2. Prepare the Egg Salad by dicing the cucumber.
  3. Peel the eggs and add them to a bowl. Use a fork to mash them.
  4. Add the yogurt, mustard, honey, and salt, and mix well to combine.
  5. Add the cucumber and gently mix into the other ingredients.
  6. Prepare the Ssamjang by slicing, peeling and mincing the green onions and garlic as noted in the ingredients list.
  7. In a small bowl, combine all the Ssamjang ingredients and mix until combined.
  8. Assemble wraps by adding a spoonful of rice to the center of a leaf. Either wrap spoonfuls of egg salad separately or combine with rice.
  9. Add a small spoonful of the sauce to each wrap, fold up the leaves and enjoy.