Easy Vegetable Summer Rolls Recipes

VEGETABLE SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Cook onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 4 minutes. Whisk in remaining sauce ingredients. Simmer, whisking, 1 minute, then cool.
• Make summer rolls:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. Spread one fourth of peanut sauce over lettuce and top with one fourth each of mint, basil, cabbage, and noodles. 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. Transfer summer roll to a plate and cover with dampened paper towels.
• Make 3 more rolls in same manner. Serve rolls halved on the diagonal.

EASY VEGETABLE SUMMER ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Add all the dipping sauce ingredients into a saucepan except the scallions and arrowroot starch. Bring to a simmer.
• Remove from the heat and add in the scallion.
• Pour out 1/2 cup of this for dipping. Add the arrowroot starch mixture to the remaining sauce and whisk to combine. Heat over medium heat until thickened.
• Pour over the noodles, and add in the remaining teaspoon sesame oil. Toss to combine. Set aside.
• Fill a shallow dish with hot water and place a damp kitchen towel on your work surface. Line up all your prepped veggies for assembly. Submerge one rice paper into the water.
• Once softened, about a minute or so, remove and carefully spread out on the damp paper towel.
• Top with cabbage.
• Then noodles.
• And the remaining ingredients.
• Fold in the two short edges.
• Fold over one long edge.
• Roll like a burrito. Repeat with the remaining rolls.

VEGETABLE-FILLED SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Remove from the heat and add rice noodles. Let soak for 8 to 10 minutes, until noodles are soft but firm, stirring occasionally. Drain well.
• Fill a bowl with hot water (not boiling). Submerge 1 sheet of rice paper into the water until soft, about 15 seconds. Place rice paper on a work surface and lay 1 piece of lettuce in the middle, starting at the bottom. Add some rice noodles, cabbage, sprouts, cilantro, carrot, avocado, and bell peppers. Pull up the bottom of the rice paper and roll up and over the vegetables. Fold in the sides of the sheet to seal. Repeat to make remaining rolls.

VEGETABLE SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• Slice cucumber lengthwise into long 1/8-inch-thick strips. Cut each strip length-wise into 1/8-inch-wide pieces. Slice the carrot, the jicama and the papaya in the same way. Combine the cucumber, carrot, jicama and papaya in a large bowl. Toss with the vinegar mixture, lemon juice and cilantro.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add oil, noodles and remaining salt. Boil until noodles are tender, about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Noodles should remain in a bowl of cool water until ready to use.
• Before filling the rolls, transfer vegetable mixture to a colander to drain. Gently press out excess liquid. Drain the noodles and arrange on a baking sheet. Cover loosely with a damp towel.
• Set up a large shallow bowl of very hot water. Slide a spring roll wrapper into the water. Wrapper will become pliable after about 45 seconds. Remove it from water and lay it flat on paper towel. Place lettuce on the bottom half of the wrapper. Arrange a 1/4 packed cup of vegetables over the lettuce. Spread out 1heaping tablespoon of noodles over the vegetables. Roll wrapper up, tucking in the ends as you go. Roll as tightly as possible.
• Repeat with remaining wrappers. Trim off the ends of the rolls. Cut each roll in half and each half in half on a diagonal. Stand rolls on the flat end to serve. Serve with peanut sauce.

VEGETABLE SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Dip 1 sheet of rice paper in a shallow bowl filled with warm water until pliable, 5 to 10 seconds. Transfer to a dampened towel placed on a work surface and smooth wrapper (wrapper may still feel hard in spots but will soften as it rests).
• Place 4 whole mint leaves and 4 whole cilantro leaves in center of wrapper. Top with 1 tablespoon lettuce, 5 cucumber strips, 5 carrot strips, 5 bell pepper strips, 2 tablespoons sprouts or shoots, 2 teaspoons sliced mint, and 2 teaspoons sliced cilantro. Fold sides in and roll tightly to enclose filling. Cover with a damp kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling. Cut each roll into thirds, and serve immediately with dipping sauce.

VEGETARIAN SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Spray a large pan or wok with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add tofu and cook, shaking the pan as needed, until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Pour some water into a large, shallow plate. Place 1 spring roll wrapper in the water until soft, about 15 seconds, Remove to a work surface and place about 1 tablespoon tofu, 1 tablespoon cucumber, and 2 tablespoons broccoli slaw on the edge of the wrapper. Fold in the sides and wrap ingredients so it looks like an egg rolls. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Serve rolls with peanut sauce.

VEGETABLE SUMMER ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook the onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 4 minutes. Whisk in the remaining sauce ingredients. Simmer, whisking, 1 minute, then cool.
• Cover the noodles with boiling water and soak 15 minutes, then drain well in a sieve. Pat dry between paper towels and toss with vinegar and salt to taste.
• Put a double thickness of paper towel on a work surface and fill a shallow baking pan with warm water. Soak a rice-paper round (make sure there are no holes) in warm water until pliable, 30 seconds to 1 minute, then transfer to paper towels.
• Arrange a piece of lettuce on the bottom half of the soaked rice paper, folding or tearing to fit and leaving a 1-inch border along edge. Spread one-fourth of the peanut sauce over the lettuce and top with one-fourth each of mint, basil, cabbage, and noodles. Roll up the rice paper tightly around the filling and, after rolling halfway, arrange one-fourth of the cilantro and carrot along the crease. Then fold in the sides and continue rolling. Transfer the summer roll to a plate and cover with dampened paper towels.
• Make 3 more rolls in same manner. Serve rolls halved on the diagonal.
• The SUMMER ROLLS may be made 6 hours ahead and chilled, wrapped in dampened paper towels and kept in a sealed plastic bag. Bring the rolls to room temperature before halving and serving.