Vietnamese Summer Rolls
 
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Discover a lovely, healthy, recipe for Vietnamese Summer rolls that can be served at a dinner party or as a healthy meal. I serve mine with hoisin dipping sauce.
Recipe type: Vegan / Pescatarian
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Serves: As many as needed
Ingredients
  • Vietnamese rice papers, use the largest ones available.
  • vermicelli noodles, 1-2 nests
  • Chop up a mixture of vegetables, I use:
  • cucumber, cut into match sticks
  • carrot, cut into very thin ribbons using a vegetable peeler
  • lettuce, finely chopped
  • beansprouts, soaked for a minute in hot water and then drained
  • red pepper, cut into matchsticks
  • fresh mint, chopped
  • fresh coriander/cilantro, chopped
  • fresh prawns (optional) - 2 per vietnamese roll, lightly steamed
  • For the dipping sauce:
  • 4 tsp hoisin sauce
  • ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
  • ½ tsp garlic, minced
  • 1 small chilli, chopped (optional)
Instructions
  1. Put your vermicelli noodles into a large bowl and pour over boiling water. leave for a few minutes and when soft drain and leave to the side.
  2. Whisk all of the dipping sauce ingredients together. Leave chilling until needed.
  3. Place a wet tea towel on the work top.
  4. Fill a bowl with warm water.
  5. Place one rice paper round into the bowl of warm water for about 15 seconds.
  6. Remove the rice paper from the bowl and place onto the wet tea towel. At the edge closest to you make a little pile of vegetables using a few bits of each vegetable and some of each herb and then add some vermicelli noodles. If you are adding prawns then add them to the pile as well.
  7. Carefully roll the edge closest to you across the filling, away from you.
  8. Holding the roll firmly, fold the sides of the wrapper in, so that all of the contents are enclosed. Continue to roll until you have a fully sealed roll.
  9. Lay on a tray with the seam down and cover with cling film until needed.
  10. Repeat until you have made all of the required summer rolls.
  11. Add the dipping sauce to ramekins and serve alongside the summer rolls on a plate or platter.
  12. You may like to cut the summer rolls in half to serve.
Recipe by Pineapple Pineapple at http://pineapplepineapple.co.nz/vietnamese-summer-rolls/