Nime Chow (Raw Spring Rolls)

Name: Nime Chow (Raw Spring Rolls)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 24 mediums basil leaves; 28 grams uncooked bean threads (cellophane noodles); 473 milliliters thinly sliced curly leaf lettuce; 118 milliliters finely chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts; 237 milliliters fresh bean sprouts; 237 milliliters Lime-Vinegar Sauce; 8 inch sheets 12 (8-inch) round sheets rice paper; 32 mediums shrimp, cooked and peeled

Nime Chow (Raw Spring Rolls) might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One serving contains 135 calories, 9g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. A mixture of dry-roasted peanuts, round rice paper, curly leaf lettuce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is perfect for Spring. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of Vietnamese food.

Instructions

Combine bean threads and 2 cups hot water in a bowl; let stand 10 minutes.

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Cellophane Noodles

Water

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Bowl

Drain; cut into 2-inch lengths with scissors.

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Kitchen Scissors

Add cold water to a large shallow dish to a depth of 1 inch.

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Water

Cut 4 rice paper sheets in half, leaving remaining 8 sheets whole.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Place 1 whole rice paper sheet and 1 half rice paper sheet in dish of water.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Water

Let stand 2 minutes or until soft.

Remove sheets from water.

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Water

Place whole rice paper sheet on a flat surface; top with half sheet, lining up edges of both sheets.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Place 1/4 cup lettuce over half sheet, leaving a 1/2-inch border around outer edge of half sheet. Arrange 1 tablespoon bean threads, 2 tablespoons bean sprouts, 3 basil leaves, and 4 shrimp over lettuce. Fold sides of rice paper sheets over filling; roll up jelly-roll fashion. Gently press seam to seal; place, seam side down, on a serving platter (cover to keep from drying). Repeat procedure with remaining rice paper sheets, lettuce, bean threads, bean sprouts, basil, and shrimp.

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Fresh Basil