Recipe: Oriental Salmon Roll-Ups and Dipping Sauce (using lettuce leaves)

ORIENTAL SALMON ROLL-UPS

1 (11 oz.) can Mandarin oranges
1 (14 3/4 oz.) can Alaska salmon, drained and flaked
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce, divided use
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp. bottled minced garlic)
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
8 large lettuce leaves
1 tablespoon rice vinegar or white wine vinegar

Drain oranges, reserving 2 tbsp. liquid. Chop enough oranges to equal 1/2 cup; reserve remaining oranges for garnish.

Place salmon in a medium bowl. Add green onions, peanut butter, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, lemon peel and ginger; mix well.

Spoon a scant 1/3 cup filling in center of each lettuce leaf. Roll up; secure with wooden picks.

TO MAKE THE DIPPING SAUCE:
In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup soy sauce, reserved mandarin orange liquid and vinegar; mix well.

TO SERVE:
Arrange salmon rolls and dipping sauce on serving platter; garnish with reserved oranges.

This recipe was one of six winners of the "LUV SAMN SO MUCH" recipe contest.

Makes 8 appetizer or 4 luncheon size servings
From: Lisa Hill of New York City, New York
Source: the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute