summer rolls
I have been playing with this recipe for a while. It's refreshing, healthy, and flavorful. This recipe is labor intensive but I feel it's worth the time. It is not very often you can serve something so healthy and have the men of the group compliment the flavors.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These summer rolls are a delicious dish for a hot summer's day. Savory shrimp and fresh vegetables are wrapped in rice paper noodles. We loved the interesting textures in the rolls. The sweet and spicy peanut sauce is perfect for dipping.
prep time
1 Hr 30 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
16 serving(s)
Ingredients
- PEANUT SAUCE
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chili oil
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- SUMMER ROLLS
- 4 ounces rice noodles, cooked (vermicelli)
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- 1 medium lime, juiced
- - carrots, cut in matchsticks
- - jicama, cut in matchsticks
- 32 - 48 small cooked shrimp, deveined and tails off
- - fresh mint
- 16 - rice paper, for wrapping summer rolls
- 16 - lettuce leaves, I used butter lettuce
How To Make summer rolls
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Step 1Peanut Sauce: Gently stir together all ingredients except cilantro. When ingredients are combined, fold in cilantro. Cover and refrigerate. I take the sauce out of the refrigerator about a half hour before serving so it has a more spreadable consistency.
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Step 2Summer Rolls: There is a bit of prep time involved. First I prepare the noodles according to the package directions. Rinse with cool water and drain.
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Step 3I put the noodles in a container at this point. Add the salt, pepper, and lime juice to noodles. Refrigerate noodles until ready to assemble.
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Step 4Slice carrots and jicama into matchstick slices. Store in separate containers in the refrigerator until ready to assemble.
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Step 5Remove tails from shrimp and refrigerate until ready to assemble. Remove stems from fresh mint as you only use the leaves.
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Step 6To assemble rolls: Dip wrapper in water until soft. This will take less than a minute. Place the wrapper on the work service. I use a non-wood cutting board. In the middle of the wet wrapper, place 2-3 detailed shrimp.
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Step 7Place a leaf of lettuce on top of shrimp. Place some noodles in the lettuce cup.
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Step 8Top with carrots, jicama and finally 2-3 mint leaves.
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Step 9Fold top down and lightly hug ingredients to hold in place. Fold in sides of wrapper.
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Step 10Continue rolling until all of the wrapper is used. Place seam side down in container.
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Step 11If I am not serving immediately, I place a wet paper towel and plastic wrap between layer to prevent them from sticking to one another.
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Step 12You can slice rolls at a diagonal in the middle if you choose or serve whole. Serve with peanut sauce.
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Culture:
Asian
Category:
Dips
Category:
Vegetable Appetizers
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#shrimp
Ingredient:
Seafood
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Collection:
Summer Recipes
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