The quick and easy recipe for vegetarian spring rolls

A culinary specialty originating in Vietnam and China, spring rolls are made with fresh, crunchy vegetables, rice vermicelli and, traditionally, shrimp or meat cut into strips.

Here we offer a vegetarian version, perfect for an appetizer or a light dinner. Delicious with a classic nems sauce, you can also, if you have a sweet tooth (like us, what), try these homemade spring rolls with a peanut sauce, the recipe of which is also shown below.

Do you tell yourself in advance that this recipe is too complicated and long for a lazy evening? We promise these veggie spring rolls won’t take more than an hour to prepare. Proof :

Ingredients for 8 spring rolls

• 8 rice cakes
• 100 g of soy vermicelli
• 200 g of chopped lettuce
• 80 g of chopped red cabbage
• 200 g of carrots cut into sticks
• 8 fresh mint leaves (or coriander)

The ingredients for the peanut sauce

• 40 g of salted soy sauce
• 30 g of peanut paste
• ½ lime
• 1 minced garlic clove

Spring rolls recipe

• Start by cooking the soy vermicelli in a pot of boiling water, following the instructions on the package. Once cooked, pass them under cold water and keep them aside.
• While the vermicelli is cooking, chop the red cabbage, lettuce and carrots and remove the mint. Book.
• Then prepare a bowl of warm water and a damp cloth that will serve as a work surface for spreading the rice cakes.
• Dip the rice cakes one after the other in warm water for about 10 seconds, then drain them on a kitchen towel.
• Garnish the round part of the rice cakes with a little soy vermicelli, grated kohlrabi, lettuce and mint. Fold the side edges of the galette over the filling, then roll up, squeezing gently.

Let’s assume this part is a little complicated, if you need a tutorial, that’s fine).

Read also: the recipe for roasted eggplant with feta and thyme, for lazy evenings

Peanut sauce recipe

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, peanut paste, lime juice and minced garlic. Mix well with a whisk to obtain a homogeneous sauce.

Leave the spring rolls to rest in the fridge for a quarter of an hour before enjoying them. Enjoy your meal !

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