4.8 from 15 votes
Shrimp Spring Rolls
These fresh shrimp spring rolls are filled with crisp vegetables, herbs, rice noodles and shrimp and served with a flavorful peanut dipping sauce. They're perfect for an appetizer or light meal!
Prep Time
35 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 282 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 12– 15 rice paper wrappers
- 1 head romaine lettuce leaves separated and largest leaves cut in 1/2*
- cooked vermicelli noodles I used about 4oz uncooked
- 1 lb cooked shrimp shells and tails removed (full or sliced in half)
- ½ cucumber chopped into matchsticks
- 1 large carrot chopped into matchsticks
- 1 avocado sliced (optional)
- fresh basil or mint
Peanut Sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1-2 Tablespoons regular or light coconut milk
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger chopped
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons low sodium tamari soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1-2 teaspoons sambal oelek
Instructions
- Cook vermicelli noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Make dipping sauce by adding ingredients to a blender and blending until combined, starting with just 1 Tablespoon of coconut milk, adding more as needed to reach desired consistency.
- Add water to a saucepan and warm it on the stove top. Don’t let it boil, you just want warm water. Once it’s warm pour water into a bowl or plate that is large enough to fit the rice paper wrappers in. A pie pan works perfectly! Dip rice paper wrappers in warm water until it softens slightly, about 15-20 seconds. Don’t let papers sit in water too long otherwise they’ll become too soft and floppy and tear as you roll.
- Place wrapper on a hard surface, like a plate. Put lettuce leaf on far left edge of wrapper. Place a little of each ingredient into the wrap – about 3-4 pieces of shrimp, carrots, cucumbers and noodles into the lettuce leaf. Top with 1 slice of avocado (if using) and fresh herbs.
- Roll wrapper from left to right, folding in the top and the bottom sides of wrapper toward the middle (like an envelope) about halfway through wrapping.
- Complete steps 1 to 4 for each wrapper. Serve with the peanut sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 roll w/ sauce
Calories
282kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
95mg
(32%)
Sodium
777mg
(32%)
Potassium
455mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 282
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 roll w/ sauce | |
| Calories | 282kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 777mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 455mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.