Impossible^TM Lettuce Cups

We were hitchhiking once—many years ago when that sort of thing was still possible—and the scraggly old hippie driver who picked us up asked us if we would like “a lettuce sandwich.” Sure, we said. He handed us his version of a lettuce sandwich, which consisted of lettuce wrapped in lettuce. He explained he was “really serious about being a vegetarian.” Hmmm…maybe he took that commitment one step too far. This Impossible Lettuce Cups recipe, however, lands right in the sweet spot. It’s richly-flavored, crunchy and, well, spectacular. This, Mr. Scraggly Old Hippie Driver, is what you should have offered us! It’s a traditional Chinese dish, and with Impossible™ Burger, it’s earth-friendly AND delicious. This recipe includes one of our favorite condiments: Hoisin sauce. Hoisin sauce is a dark and tangy sauce made from sweet potato, wheat, rice, water, sugar, soybeans, sesame seeds, vinegar, salt, and red chili peppers. And you don’t have to make your own hoisin sauce. There are lots of outstanding hoisin sauces you can buy. As far as the best type of lettuce to use for the lettuce cups, we’d recommend Iceberg lettuce. It’s not the most fashionable lettuce, but the leaves are well-suited to forming cups. You could also use Butter lettuce, but Iceberg’s leaf structure holds up better and forms a natural cup. Fill the cups with the Impossible Burger mixture you’ve cooked up and you have yourself a real lettuce sandwich.