Spicy Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Name: Spicy Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fresh basil leaves (Asian or Italian); 651 milliliters coarsely grated carrot (about 1 pound; use large holes on a box grater); 79 milliliters creamy peanut butter; 237 milliliters fresh mint leaves; 158 milliliters hoisin sauce (see Cooks notes:); 3 Tbsps finely chopped serrano or jalapeño chiles, including seeds; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice, divided; 946 milliliters thinly sliced napa cabbage, coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters finely chopped cocktail peanuts; 85 grams dried rice-stick noodles; 8 inches 12 rice-paper rounds, plus more in case some tear; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 79 milliliters water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Spicy Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce a try. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 394 calories, 14g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of rice-stick noodles, rice-paper rounds, napa cabbage, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Whisk together sauce ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Set aside.

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Sauce

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Whisk

Bowl

Put noodles in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling-hot water. Soak noodles for 10 minutes then drain and pat dry. Toss noodles with 1 tablespoon lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Pasta

Water

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Bowl

Cut noodles with kitchen shears or knife in 5 or 6 places.

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Pasta

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Knife

Stir together sugar and remaining tablespoon lime juice in another bowl until sugar is dissolved, then toss with carrots and chiles.

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Lime Juice

Carrot

Chili Pepper

Sugar

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Bowl

Gently immerse 1 rice-paper round in a large bowl of hot tap water and let stand until soft and pliable, 15 to 20 seconds. Lift out, letting excess water drip off, then lay round on a work surface, smoothing it out. If round is still very wet, gently blot top with kitchen towel.

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Water

Rice

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Kitchen Towels

Bowl

Arrange about 1/4 cup cabbage across center of round, leaving about 1 1/2 inches uncovered on both sides. Top cabbage evenly with 3 tablespoons carrot mixture, then sprinkle with 1 generous tablespoon peanuts. Cover mound of vegetables with a layer each of mint and basil leaves. Top evenly with about 2 tablespoons noodles.

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Fresh Basil

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Cabbage

Pasta

Peanuts

Carrot

Mint

Fold edge of wrapper nearest you over filling, tucking in filling as tightly as possible, until it touches other side of wrapper, then fold in sides and continue to tightly roll until sealed.

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Roll

Put roll on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a damp towel and cover with another damp towel. Make 11 more rolls in same manner, storing them on baking sheet without touching.

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Roll

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•Commercial hoisin sauces can vary quite a bit in flavor. We think Lee Kum Kee is a good brand.•Sauce can be made 1 day ahead and kept chilled. Bring to room temperature before using.•You will likely have leftovers of some of the filling ingredients and sauce, but when making these rolls, it's better to have a little extra rather than not enough. The sauce is excellent on just about anything: chicken, pork, steak, tofu, and vegetables. Gourmet Live staffers swooned over it.•

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Whole Chicken