19 Nov

Vietnamese Herb Salad Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Posted by: angelina  /  Category: Salads

Ingredients

  • 55 g Cellophane noodles
  • 3 tablespoons Rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Nuoc cham sauce
  • 4 tablespoons Roasted peanuts (crushed)
  • 12 Large shrimp, cooked and finely chopped
  • 20 Thai basil leaves, finely sliced
  • 10 Asian mint leaves, finely sliced
  • 4-Jan Coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped
  • 4 leaves Chinese Napa cabbage
  • 2 leaves Cabbage leaves, finely shredded
  • 5 Green onions (scallions)
  • 12 – 16 Rice paper wrappers

Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon Peanut oil
  • 5 cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 2-Jan Small red chili pepper, chopped
  • 75 g Peanut butter
  • 40 ml Tomato paste
  • 45 ml Hoisin sauce
  • 5 g Sugar
  • 5 ml Nuoc cham sauce
  • 175 ml Water
  • 30 g Peanuts (crushed)

Instructions

  1. Soak the cellophane noodles in a bowlful of hot water to cover for 5 – 10 minutes. When noodles are tender, drain immediately and rinse in cold water (to halt the cooking time).
  2. Cut noodles with scissors to a manageable length and toss with vinegar, nuoc cham sauce, crushed peanuts and shrimp.
  3. Mix fresh herbs together and set aside.
  4. Finely shred the cabbage leaves and slice the green onions (scallions) into fine julienne.
  5. In a bowl, mix together the herbs, both types of cabbage leaves, green onions (scallions), noodle mixture, and grated carrot, tossing thoroughly.
  6. Soak 1 rice wrapper at a time in warm water for 30 seconds and it on a flat surface. Place a little of the mixed vegetables and noodle filling on it. Roll up tightly, folding in the sides to enclose the filling. Continue until all ingredients are used.
  7. To make the peanut sauce, heat the oil and sauté the garlic and chili pepper until softened (about 2 minutes).
  8. Add all remaining ingredients and whisk. Bring to boil and simmer until thickened slightly (about 3 minutes).
  9. To serve, slice each roll on the diagonal, then arrange one half over the other. Serve the dipping sauce separately. The wrappers can also be fried.

One Response to “Vietnamese Herb Salad Rolls with Peanut Sauce”

  1. Vietnam Food | Vietnamese Recipes Says:
    November 30th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    [...] Salad rolls also known as Vietnamese fresh rolls, or summer rolls. They are rice paper rolls that often include shrimp, herbs, pork, rice vermicelli and other ingredients wrapped up and dipped in nước chấm or peanut sauce. Spring rolls almost constitute an entire category of Vietnamese foods, as there are numerous different kinds of spring rolls with different ingredients in them. [...]

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