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Ingredients
For the fresh spring rolls
Rice wrappers: To make fresh spring rolls, wrappers made using rice flour or tapioca flour are used. You can find them in the Asian aisle of your grocery store.Filling: Use crisp and crunchy vegetables like bell pepper, carrot, and cabbage and herbs like basil, cilantro, green onions, and mint.Spices: Use pepper powder, salt, and pepper flakes for taste.
For the peanut dipping sauce
Peanuts: Any peanuts work here. I love adding roasted and salted ones to the recipe.Ginger, garlic, and green chile: To enhance the flavor of your sauce.Sauces: soy sauce, vinegar, worcestershire, and sriracha sauces are used to make the spicy peanut sauce.Salt and sugar: To balance the flavor. See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Step-by-Step Instructions
How to make spring rolls?
Chop the vegetables (carrot, bell pepper, cabbage) lengthwise into matchsticks or juliennes. In a small bowl, add green onions, cilantro, basil leaves, pepper flakes, and pepper powder and mix. In a large pan, add warm water. Dip the rice or spring roll wrapper for 10 seconds so that it softens. (check the package instructions). Lay the wrapper flat. In the center, place the veggies and sprinkle the herb spice mixture prepared above, leaving 2 inches around the edges. Fold the ends over the filling and then tightly roll from the edge closest to you to create a veggie spring roll. Repeat the process for the remaining rolls.
How to make peanut dipping sauce for spring rolls?
Finely chop the peanuts. Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic cloves, ginger, and green chili, and saute for a minute until aromatic. Add the chopped peanuts and saute for another 1 minute. Add the dried basil leaves, soya sauce, worcestershire sauce, sriracha sauce, sugar, vinegar, and water, and bring it to a nice boil.
Cut the rolls diagonally and garnish the sauce with some more peanuts, if desired, just before serving.
Tips
For peanut sauce
I have not added salt to the peanut dipping sauce as all the other sauces added already have salt in them. This sauce is very flexible. Adjust all the ingredients to your liking. I have added roasted peanuts, so saute it only for a minute. If using raw peanuts, saute until the rawness goes off completely. Allergic to peanuts? You can make it peanut free by using chopped almonds or cashews. Even this dip tastes delicious. Check the label and use vegan Worcestershire sauce to make vegan spring rolls and vegan peanut sauce.
For spring rolls
You can add rice vermicelli or maifun brown rice noodles. You can swap the vegetables with red cabbage, cucumber, lettuce, or jalapenos. Do not use too much vegetables or filling as it will become difficult to roll. Love shrimp or tofu? You can skip some vegetables and add them instead to the recipe. If you don’t like cilantro, you can add mint or chives as a substitute.
Make Ahead
You can make peanut dipping sauce ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator. Prepare the veggies and keep them in an airtight conatiner in the fridge. Once assembled or chilled, spring rolls wrappers may dry, so I highly recommend you build the rolls when ready to serve for best results. If you make it 2 hours ahead or for your summer potluck or picnic, place them in a damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap them individually so they don’t dry.
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