Vegetarian Rice Paper Rolls Recipes

VEGETARIAN RICE PAPER ROLLS

Steps:

• Place a damp tea towel or dish cloth onto a clean surface and fill a bowl with warm water. Dip a rice paper wrapper in the water for 20 seconds or until softened, then lay the wrapper on top of the damp tea towel.
• Pile your fillings up in the middle bottom of the wrapper (be careful not to overload), then fold the bottom and sides of the wrapper over the fillings like an envelope. Roll up tightly and set aside. *NOTE this step is clearly demonstrated in step by step photos in this post*
• Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling ingredients.
• Serve with peanut hoisin dipping sauce.

VEGETABLE RICE PAPER ROLLS

Steps:

• Firstly, mix the rice vinegar, water, caster sugar, salt and garlic in a large bowl and leave to sit.
• Soak the rice vermicelli in boiling water for about 10 minutes, until it is no longer hard (but not soggy!).
• Add the noodles, cabbage, carrot, coriander and spring onions to the dressing and mix well.
• Now set up your production line- get a flat bowl and fill it with hot water. Take a rice paper sheet and soak it in the water until it's soft- about 15 seconds.
• remove it from the water and place on a clean tea towel. Spoon some of the mixture onto the rice paper.
• Fold in the bottom first, then the sides, and roll to form a cigar shape.
• Continue the same with the rest of the rolls.
• These can be prepared well in advance and stored in the fridge under a wet tea towel- see the recipe description above for serving suggestions.

VEGETARIAN RICEPAPER ROLLS

Steps:

• Prepare veges.
• Place the shredded cabbage in a bowl with the lemon juice and fish sauce to marinate.
• Soak the rice paper sheets, 2 to 3 at a time, in cold water for approximately 2 minutes. Lift out carefully and place on a damp tea towel to continue softening. When they are fully soft and pliable they are ready to use.
• Using one softened rice paper sheet at a time. Place a small amount of each vegetable and 1 piece of coriander/cilantro on the edge of the paper. (Suggested amounts are 1 to 2 slices of each vegetable and about 1 teaspoon of carrot and cabbage.) It's better to under rather than over fill the rolls as they can become difficult to roll.
• Roll up the rice paper, tucking in the edges. Place on a platter or tray. Continue with the other sheets of rice paper until all the filling is used. You can completely wrap the filling to look like a spring roll parcel or can leave one end folded neatly open to show the colourful fillings.
• Serve rice paper rolls cold or at room temperature, and use sauce to dip rolls into. I like to use asian style sweet chilli sauce.