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Green Summer Rolls with Homemade Peanut Sauce

Healthy Green Summer Rolls served with a delicious homemade dipping sauce.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 313 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

  • 400 g tofu
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon 5 spices
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 15 rice paper
  • 100 g glass noodles
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 cucumber
  • 250 g asparagus
  • 1 zuchinni
  • spinach
  • handful mint
  • lettuce
Ingredients for the Peanut Sauce
  • ⅓ cup peanut butter room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon ginger powder or freshly grated ginger
  • ⅓ cup warm water

Instructions

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  1. Cut and marinate the tofu. Cut the tofu block in half after pressing it and getting all the extra water out. Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, and the five-spice powder in a shallow pan. Add the tofu pieces and leave marinating for 15 minutes on each side.
  2. Once the tofu is marinated, heat a pan and cook the tofu on both sides until it turns a golden color. Leave to cool and cut into thinner slices.
  3. Thinly slice the fresh cucumber, zucchini, and carrot to the same length. Panfry the asparagus for a couple of minutes and cut to the same length than the rest of the veggies.
  4. Prepare your glass noodles by leaving them in boiling hot water for a couple of minutes. Drain the water and leave them cool. Clean and cut your leafy greens.
  5. Fill a big plate with warm water, take a rice paper wrap and immerse it into the water for a few seconds. Place the wrap on a flat surface (a wooden surface works really well) and start placing your ingredients.We like placing the lettuce first, then the fresh chopped veggies, the glass noodles, and the tofu. Last, the mint. Leave some space on the sides, front and back of the paper wrap, placing all the ingredients closer to the center.
  6. Roll up your summer roll. Start by pulling the bottom of the paper and placing it over the ingredients, almost covering them all. With your hands, press the roll and fold the sides to the center.Keep rolling your rice paper until the summer roll is fully wrapped. Repeat the process for each rice paper.
Peanut Sauce
  1. To prepare the peanut sauce, add into a medium-size bowl peanut butter, brown sugar, soy sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, ginger powder and the warm water. Mix well all the ingredients until everything is completely combined and the sauce looks homogeneous. If your sauce is too thick, add some extra water and if it looks too liquidy, add some more peanut sauce.

Notes

  • Make sure you are using the right size of rice paper wraps. If you get them too small, it will be challenging trying to roll them up if you add too many ingredients.
  • Chop your veggies as thin as possible. It makes the process making way easier and your rolls will be much more enjoyable.
  • Add some flavor to your tofu. You can add saltiness, sweetness, or even some spice to your tofu, just give it some flavor. We all know tofu can be a bit bland in taste.
  • Don't soak the rice paper in water for too long. Just immerse the rice paper for a few seconds in warm (not boiling) water. It will be easier to work with than if it's just too wet or soft.
  • Prepare right before serving. You can summer rolls using an air-tight container for 1-2 days but they will be at their best freshly made.
  • Use the leftover tofu marinade for your dipping sauce. You can combine it with some tahini or peanut butter to make a delicious dipping sauce!

Nutrition Information

Calories 313kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 34g (11%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Monounsaturated Fat 6g Sodium 1520mg (63%) Potassium 537mg (15%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 6672IU (133%) Vitamin C 51mg (57%) Calcium 164mg (16%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 313

% Daily Value*

Calories 313kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Sodium 1520mg 63%
Potassium 537mg 11%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 6672IU 133%
Vitamin C 51mg 57%
Calcium 164mg 16%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.