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Vietnamese Summer Rolls

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

Dipping Sauce

½ cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
3 tablespoons sugar
2 fresh red Thai chiles or 1 red jalapeño or Fresno chile, thinly sliced

Summer Rolls

4 ounces bean thread noodles (cellophane or transparent noodles)
12 8-9" rice paper rounds
18 cooked medium shrimp (about 10 ounces), peeled, deveined, halved lengthwise
1 cup fresh basil leavest
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves plus 1 tablespoon chopped
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup daikon sprouts, optional
1 cup English hothouse cucumber, cut into matchstick-size pieces
1 cup carrot, cut into matchstick-size pieces
12 small green or red lettuce leaves

Preparation

  1. Dipping Sauce

    Step 1

    Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl. 

    Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

  2. Summer Rolls

    Step 2

    Put noodles in a large bowl. Pour enough hot water over to cover; let stand until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool; drain and set aside.

    Step 3

    Fill a pie plate with warm water. Working with 1 rice paper round at a time, soak rice paper in water, turning occasionally, until just pliable but not limp, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a work surface. Arrange 3 shrimp halves across center of round. Top with some leaves of each herb, then daikon sprouts (if using), cucumber, and carrot. Arrange a small handful of noodles over. Place 1 lettuce leaf over, torn or folded to fit. Fold bottom of rice paper over filling, then fold in ends and roll like a burrito into a tight cylinder. Transfer roll, seam side down, to a platter. Repeat to make 11 more rolls. 

    Do ahead: Can be made 1 hour ahead. Cover with a damp kitchen towel and refrigerate.

    Step 4

    To serve, cut rolls in half on diagonal. Add chopped cilantro to dipping sauce.

Nutrition Per Serving

One serving contains: Calories (kcal) 104.2 %Calories from Fat 5.0 Fat (g) 0.6 Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 Cholesterol (mg) 16.1 Carbohydrates (g) 21.3 Dietary Fiber (g) 0.9 Total Sugars (g) 4.7 Net Carbs (g) 20.4 Protein (g) 4.1 Sodium (mg) 385.8
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