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Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls

Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls

Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls are fresh and healthy rolls served with a sensational peanut dipping sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Finger Food, Starter
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 7 rolls
Calories 135 kcal

Equipment

  • microwave
  • bowl
  • Board or Counter

Ingredients
  

Rice Paper Rolls

  • 7 - 14 sheets round rice paper (22cm/8.5") Use 2 rice papers per roll for easier handling.
  • 11 small cooked prawns/shrimp About 12cm/5" in length, unpeeled including the head.
  • 50 g dried vermicelli noodles
  • 7 leaves lettuce Use a soft variety like Oak or Butter.
  • 14 leaves mint leaves
  • 1 cup bean sprouts

Vietnamese Peanut Dipping Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter Preferably smooth.
  • 2 tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
  • 1.5 tablespoon white vinegar Or lime juice.
  • ⅓ cup milk Any fat %, or use water.
  • 1 clove garlic Minced.
  • 0.5 teaspoon crushed chilli Optional, adjust to taste.

Instructions
 

Peanut Sauce

  • Combine the Peanut Dipping Sauce ingredients. Mix briefly (it won't come together), then microwave for 30 seconds. Mix again until smooth. Set aside to cool. Adjust flavors to taste.
  • Place vermicelli noodles in a bowl and cover with warm water for 2 minutes, then drain.
  • Peel the prawns, slice in half lengthwise and devein.
  • Remove the crunchy core of the lettuce leaves.
  • Place some vermicelli noodles and bean sprouts in a lettuce leaf, then roll it up, finishing seam side down. Repeat.
  • Fill a large bowl with warm water. Submerge the rice papers for 2 seconds.
  • Place both rice papers on a board with the smooth side down.
  • On the top part of the rice paper, place 3 prawns with a mint leaf in between.
  • Place the lettuce bundle onto the middle of the rice paper.
  • Fold the edges in and roll up firmly to seal.
  • Serve immediately with the peanut dipping sauce.

Notes

Peanut free sauce alternative: sweet chilli sauce. Use soft lettuces for best results.

Nutrition

Serving: 93gCalories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 19.2gProtein: 11.5gFat: 1.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.1gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 201mg
Keyword Peanut Dipping Sauce, Spring Rolls, Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls
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