Asian Spring Rolls with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce
Spring roll wrappers, made of fragile rice paper, are brittle when you buy them, but soften easily when soaked in water. They are available in Asian markets. Strips of baked tofu make a good addition to these spring rolls. To make this soy-free, use coconut aminos in place of the tamari.
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
Asian
Yields4servings
AuthorRobin Robertson
Ingredients
Sauce
1/4cuppeanut butter
2tablespoonswheat-free tamari
1/4cupwater
1tablespoonrice vinegar
1tablespoonfresh lime juice
1teaspoonfinely minced garlic
1teaspoonnatural sugar
1/2teaspoonred pepper flakes, or to taste
1tablespoonminced cilantro leaves
Spring rolls
8rice paper wrappers
8Boston lettuce leaves or other soft leaf lettuce
1 1/2cupsshredded carrot
1cupfresh bean sprouts
1ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into strips
1/2cupchopped cilantro
Instructions
Sauce: In a small bowl or food processor, combine the peanut butter, tamari, water, vinegar, lime juice, garlic, sugar, and red pepper flakes until well blended. Taste to adjust the seasonings. Add more water if the sauce is too thick. Set aside while you make the spring rolls, or cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Add minced cilantro to the sauce just prior to serving time.
Spring Rolls: Dip a wrapper into a shallow bowl of warm water just long enough to soften. Remove the wrapper from the water and place on a piece of plastic wrap on a flat work surface. Place a lettuce leaf on top of the wrapper and arrange a small amount of the carrots, sprouts, avocado, and chopped cilantro on the bottom third of the lettuce leaf. Bring the bottom edge of the wrapper over the filling and fold in the sides tightly. Use your finger to spread water along the top edge and roll tightly, using the plastic wrap to help roll it up.
Place the roll seam side down on a serving platter. Repeat with the remaining wrappers, lettuce, and filling ingredients. When assembly is finished, serve the rolls with the peanut sauce for dipping.