Vegetable Summer Rolls

Name: Vegetable Summer Rolls
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams bean thread noodles (cellophane noodles); 79 milliliters coarsely shredded carrot (1 medium); 1 Tbsp creamy peanut butter; 59 milliliters fresh basil leaves (preferably Thai); 59 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 59 milliliters fresh mint leaves; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce; 118 milliliters thinly sliced Napa cabbage; 3 Tbsps finely chopped onion; 2 red-leaf lettuce leaves, ribs cut out and discarded and leaves halved; 1 teaspoons dried hot red pepper flakes; 32 inches rice-paper rounds, plus additional in case some tear; 1 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 3 Tbsps water

Vegetable Summer Rolls might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 144 calories, 4g of protein, and 4g of fat. If you have cilantro leaves, onion, hoisin sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Cook onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 4 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in remaining sauce ingredients. Simmer, whisking, 1 minute, then cool.

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Sauce

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Whisk

Cover noodles with boiling-hot water and soak 15 minutes, then drain well in a sieve. Pat dry between paper towels and toss with vinegar and salt to taste.

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Pasta

Vinegar

Water

Salt

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Paper Towels

Sieve

Put a double thickness of paper towel on a work surface and fill a shallow baking pan with warm water. Soak 1 rice-paper round (make sure there are no holes) in warm water until pliable, 30 seconds to 1 minute, then transfer to paper towels.

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Water

Rice

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Baking Pan

Arrange 1 piece of lettuce on bottom half of soaked rice paper, folding or tearing to fit and leaving a 1-inch border along edge.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Lettuce

Spread one fourth of peanut sauce over lettuce and top with one fourth each of mint, basil, cabbage, and noodles.

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Peanut Sauce

Cabbage

Lettuce

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Spread

Basil

Mint

Roll up rice paper tightly around filling and, after rolling halfway, arrange one fourth of cilantro and carrot along crease. Then fold in sides and continue rolling.

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Spring Roll Wrappers

Cilantro

Carrot

Roll

Transfer summer roll to a plate and cover with dampened paper towels.

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Roll

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Paper Towels

Make 3 more rolls in same manner.

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Roll

Serve rolls halved on the diagonal.

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Roll

Summer rolls may be made 6 hours ahead and chilled, wrapped in dampened paper towels in a sealed plastic bag. Bring rolls to room temperature before halving and serving.

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Roll

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