Simple Fresh Vietnamese Spring Roll. With fresh vegetables wrapped in rice paper, these Vietnamese spring rolls are a refreshing appetizer for an Asian-inspired meal. Fold uncovered sides inward, then tightly roll the wrapper, beginning at the end with the lettuce. In Vietnamese, fresh spring rolls made with rice paper are called gỏi cuốn, translating to "salad rolls" (gỏi is means "salad" and cuốn means "to coil" or "to roll").
These rice paper rolled spring rolls are super fresh, pretty healthy and seriously moreish.
With so much crispy pork, peanut, sesame, soy and pickled veg.
And me oh my, they are hea-ven-ly…and so much healthier than their Chinese deep-fried counterparts!
You can have Simple Fresh Vietnamese Spring Roll using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Simple Fresh Vietnamese Spring Roll
- You need 1/4-1/2 lb of shrimp, cleaned and cooked.
- Prepare 1/8-1/4 lb of thin rice noodles (amount, your preference).
- You need of lettuce.
- You need of cucumber, thinly sliced.
- Prepare 8-10 pcs of rice paper.
- You need of bowl of water (circumference should fit the size of rice paper).
- It's of Sauce:.
- It's 1/8 cup of soy sauce.
- You need 1/2 tbsp of oyster sauce.
- It's 1 tsp of worcestershire sauce.
- It's 1 tbsp of unsweetened peanut butter.
- It's 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
- It's 1 tsp of fish sauce.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of coconut or brown sugar.
Thankfully, they're quite simple to make at home too, so don't be intimidated by the ingredients! Eating fresh Vietnamese spring rolls (fresh summer rolls) is a favorite dish that I grew up with and one dish that I absolutely love sharing with my friends. Todd and I have frequent spring roll parties where we grill fresh meats and vegetables, roll spring rolls and stuff ourselves for hours. Vietnamese spring rolls (also known as "summer rolls") are rice paper rolls filled with a variety of vegetables and protein, including shrimp or pork.
Simple Fresh Vietnamese Spring Roll instructions
- Soak rice paper in water for 10 seconds or until it becomes a bit flimsy then carefully place on a plate or any clean flat surface. Spread the paper evenly..
- Place lettuce, rice noodles, cucumber and shrimp horizontally on the rice paper just before the half part..
- Fold each ends of rice paper towards the center. Fold the side closest to you over the filling, towards the center as well. Place both your thumb under the part with the filling then roll and seal..
- Mix all the sauce ingredients, except for the lemon juice, in a small sauce pan then bring to a slight simmer. Transfer to a sauce bowl. Add the lemon juice and mix..
- Enjoy the freshness!.
Unlike Chinese spring rolls which are fried and crispy, Vietnamese spring rolls are not cooked and are served fresh. A simple recipe for Vietnamese Spring Rolls filled with shrimp (or tofu), fresh veggies, herbs and vermicelli noodles! The spring roll wrappers (also called "rice paper") can be in most grocery stores in the Asian food aisle. Make sure to check the package carefully for cracks or splits in the paper. Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Crispy Tofu.