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:

Leafy greens (red or green lettuce, collard greens, bok choy leaves, romaine lettuce leaves)

2 cups steamed, short-grain rice

EGG SALAD

1 cup cucumber, diced

6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and mashed

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 fermented soybean paste)

1-2 Tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)

1 Tbsp honey

Optional (for Ssamjang): 

1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Equipment:

Cutting board
Kitchen knife
2 bowls
Measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients:

Leafy greens (red or green lettuce, collard greens, bok choy leaves, romaine lettuce leaves)

2 cups steamed, short-grain rice

EGG SALAD

1 cup cucumber, diced

6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and mashed

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 fermented soybean paste)

1-2 Tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)

1 Tbsp honey

Optional (for Ssamjang): 

1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Equipment:

Cutting board
Kitchen knife
2 bowls
Measuring cups and spoons

Directions:

  1. Gather all the ingredients and equipment. Wash the produce and prepare it as detailed in the ingredients list.
  2. For the Egg Salad, add the mashed hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, mustard, honey, and salt into a bowl and mix well to combine.
  3. Add the cucumber and gently mix into the other ingredients.
  4. For the Ssamjang, add the green onions, garlic, doenjang, gochujang, and honey into a bowl and mix well to combine.
  5. Assemble wraps by adding a spoonful of rice to the center of a leaf (lettuce, collards, or bok choy). Either wrap spoonfuls of egg salad separately or combine with rice.
  6. Add a small spoonful of the sauce to each wrap, fold up the leaves and enjoy.