Lighter Mini Spring Rolls With Lighter Plum Sauce Recipes

PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine jam, vinegar, brown sugar, dried onion, red pepper, garlic and ginger. Bring to a boil, stirring. Remove from heat.

SPRING ROLL DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, water, garlic, green onions, sesame oil, sugar, and ginger in a small mixing bowl. Mix well, adding additional hoisin sauce to thicken mixture to your desired consistency if needed. Cover the sauce and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours to allow flavors to blend.
• Before serving, pour mixture into a small saucepan and heat. Serve warm.

LIGHTER MINI SPRING ROLLS WITH LIGHTER PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• PREPARE PLUM SAUCE:.
• In a small saucepan, combine the plums, brown sugar, vinegar, ginger, and garlic.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• When cool, remove and discard the ginger.
• PREPARE SPRING ROLLS:.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray. Coat a nonstick skillet with nonstick spray.
• In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce and sugar until smooth. Set aside until step 13.
• Set the skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the cabbage, carrots, celery and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until crisp tender.
• Remove the vegetables from the skillet and set aside until step 14.
• In the same skillet, cook the ground turkey, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until no longer pink.
• Add the soy sauce mixture to the skillet and stir well.
• Add the cooked vegetables and remove from the heat.
• Arrange the sheets of phyllo dough in one stack. Cut crosswise into 3 strips. Transfer 2 stacks of the strips to waxed paper and cover with plastic wrap to prevent drying out as you work.
• Place 1 strip of phyllo on a work surface and lightly coat with nonstick spray.
• Place 1 tablespoon of filling at the short end of the strip, centering it between the edges.
• Roll up the strip and filling one-third of the way. Fold the right and left sides of the phyllo over the filling and continue rolling to the end.
• Place the roll, seam side down, on a prepared baking sheet.
• Repeat with the remaining phyllo sheets and filling.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Serve hot with the plum sauce.

CHICKEN ROLLS WITH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients up to and including soy sauce in a bowl and mix well.
• Cut 1 sheet of pastry into 3 even strips lengthways and brush with butter.
• Put a heaped teaspoon of chicken mixture along the narrow end of each strip and roll up pastry, tucking in the sides.
• Repeat with the rest of the pastry, butter and chicken mixture.
• Place rolls on greased oven trays, brush them with remaining butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake in a moderately hot oven, 180 degree celcius for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked.
• Serve with plum sauce.
• Plum Sauce:.
• Combine first 5 ingredients for plum sauce in a small saucepan.
• Blend cornflour with the water and add to sauce, stirring over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Note: This sauce can easily be made by combining ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and cooking in the microwave on high for 3 minutes.