Homemade spring rolls: our favorite summer meal
Whenever I ask Lenny what he wants for dinner… spring rolls! They’re super tasty, and very versatile, as you can change ingredients up each time. The only real crucial ingredient here is some kind of protein (like tofu) if you want them to serve as a meal.
Get everyone involved
If you’re having guests over, cooking and prepping them is a great way to be both entertaining and productive. It can be a hassle to juggle each element of making them all at once, so it helps a lot having friends in the kitchen with you.
Plus, they’re a lot of fun for everybody, especially kids!
Recipe
Spring Rolls
Fresh and tasty finger food; awesome with the Thai Peanut Sauce
Ingredients:
- rice paper
- rice noodles - optional
- tofu
- cucumber
- carrot
- green onion
- red pepper
- purple cabbage
- cilantro
- mango
- avocado
Instructions:
TOFU
- Cut tofu into spring roll-length pieces
- Place on baking sheet
- Brush with soy sauce (optional)
- Bake on 350Ā°F for 10-15 minutes
- Flip tofu
- Bake another 10-15
- Allow to cool before assembling
RICE NOODLES
- Boil a pot of water
- Cook per instructions
- Allow to cool before assembling
VEGGIES
- Chop cucumber into spring roll-length sticks
- Use a peeler to make long carrot peels
- Chop ends off of green onions
- Chop red pepper into spring roll-length sticks
- Chop purple cabbage into many small pieces
- Pull cilantro leaves of off stems
- Slice mango and avocado into thin strips
ASSEMBLY
- Wet rice paper from all sides
- Add ingredients to soft rice paper
- Roll and enjoy with our Thai Peanut Sauce!
Useful tips for Spring Rolls
Put water onto a large plate and dip the rice paper in as needed during assembly
See the video below for more!
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