Description
Fresh and vibrant shrimp spring rolls paired with a creamy peanut dipping sauce, perfect for a light meal or appetizer.
Ingredients
1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cooked
12–16 sheets round rice paper wrappers (8.5 inches diameter)
4 ounces vermicelli rice noodles, cooked
1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated
1 large carrot, julienned
1 large cucumber, julienned
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
1 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1–2 tablespoons warm water
1/2 teaspoon sriracha or chili garlic sauce (optional)
Crushed peanuts and fresh cilantro, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Cook shrimp until pink and cooked through; transfer to ice bath and slice in half
- Prepare vermicelli noodles according to package directions and rinse with cold water
- Wash and julienne vegetables; roughly chop herbs and arrange all ingredients on a platter
- In a bowl, whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice, ginger, and garlic
- Thin the sauce with warm water until desired consistency is reached; adjust flavor as needed
- Fill a shallow dish with warm water and soak a rice paper wrapper for 15-20 seconds
- Place a lettuce leaf, some noodles, julienned vegetables, shrimp, and herbs on the wrapper
- Fold the bottom of the wrapper over the fillings, tuck in the sides, and roll tightly
- Repeat with remaining ingredients; cover finished rolls to keep from drying out
- Serve rolls with peanut dipping sauce
Notes
Customize the fillings and peanut sauce to your liking.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
