ISO: sides for CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS W/SWEET AND SPICY SAUCE

[shoyski]

Hi All,

We are having company on Saturday and I would like to serve Chicken Lettuce Wraps w/Sweet and Spicy Sauce. I'm at a loss as to what to serve with this....fruit? That doesn't sound like enough nor sophisticated.
Any ideas?

http://food.cookinglight.com/cooking...ipe_id=1197249

TIA,
Shelley

[tonir]

Maybe a thai peanut noodle salad? I would definately stick with some sort of thai side dish

[misskitty100]

You could serve fried or fresh spring rolls. Sticky rice would be nice too.

A spicy soup would be nice too.

[applecrisp]

Shoyski --

Thanks for posting that recipe -- I have never noticed it before. Have you tried it already? I wonder if using leftover rotisserie chicken would work out, or I can just cook up some boneless chicken.

Looks real good and so easy. This has now moved up to the top of my to try list.

Have a great party.

Thanks again.

[mbrogier]

When I went to the local Thai place, they served the spicy food with a cucumber salad dressed with a simple rice vinegar and sugar dressing. It was a nice counterpoint to the heat of the dishes we sampled.

[MISSINDI]

I've served it with a cold rice salad that DH loves.

[shoyski]

Thanks for all the ideas, guys. The recipe received a good review so I'm glad to have a bunch of differernt sides to try since we'll probably make this one again.

Applecrisp, we haven't made this yet but I'll try to remember to post a review.

Shelley

[celestialchef]

I was going to say a Thai cucumber salad - you could probably find a recipe online.

Also wanted to tell you that I make a similar RR recipe (that I have revised) and use broccoli/carrot slaw instead of regular slaw. I like it better because the broccoli retains a little more crunch.

[MissFood]

Do you think this would work with browned, ground chicken/turkey? I'm wondering what would happen if you poured the sauce into the pan with the meat for a minute or even less at the end of the cooking? Do you think it would need cornstarch?