Papaya Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Name: Papaya Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek); 48 smalls fresh cilantro sprigs; 1 unpeeled English hothouse cucumber, cut into 1/4-inch-thick 2 1/2-inch-long strips; 2 Tbsps fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam); 24 larges fresh basil leaves; 48 larges fresh mint leaves; 118 milliliters chunky peanut butter; 2 Tbsps unseasoned rice vinegar; 79 milliliters water

Need a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and pescatarian hor d'oeuvre? Papaya Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 37 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up fish sauce, water, unseasoned rice vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Spring. This recipe is typical of Vietnamese cuisine.

Instructions

Whisk first 5 ingredients in bowl. (Peanut sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk before serving.)

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Peanut Sauce

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Whisk

Bowl

Fill large bowl with warm water. Working in batches, soak 3 rice paper rounds in water until softened, about 2 minutes.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Water

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Bowl

Remove rounds from water and arrange in single layer on work surface.

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Water

Place 1 basil leaf in center of each round.

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Fresh Basil

Place 2 mint leaves atop each basil leaf.

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Mint

Fresh Basil

Place 2 papaya strips, then 2 cucumber strips atop mint. Arrange 2 cilantro sprigs atop cucumber. Fold 1 edge of each round over filling. Fold in ends.

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Cilantro

Cucumber

Papaya

Mint

Roll up rice paper rounds tightly, enclosing filling.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Roll

Transfer to platter. Repeat with remaining rice paper rounds. Cover with moist paper towel, then plastic wrap; chill. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Keep chilled.)

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Paper Towels

Serve rolls with peanut sauce.

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Peanut Sauce

Roll

*Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.

**Thin Thai or Vietnamese wrappers made from rice flour and known as banh trang. Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.

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Rice Flour