BITE SIZE BEAUTIES ( VIETNAMESE SUMMER ROLLS)
>> Thursday, February 25, 2010 –
Appetizers,
Asian Cuisine,
Vietnamese
These spring rolls are refreshing and is my family favorite one. Especially my son loves this so much. To make easy for him I always do small small bite size rolls instead of big rolls. They are great as a cool summertime appetizer and so healthy too. You can also variate the stuffing's according to your taste. You can eat in any numbers and be guilt free. Here goes my version and combination of crunchy, refreshing, healthy rolls.....
Ingredients :
Rice wrappers - as you needed ( I use small circles, you can use big for bigger rolls)
Carrot - little julienned
Cucumber - deseeded and julienned
Rice vermicelli or Noodles - cooked as per the instruction given in the packet
Tofu - Cut like finger strips and toast in the pan with slight salt seasoning or deep fry. I usually shallow fry and make it crisp
Beans sprouts - little
Coriander or Mint or Basil - few if your using coriander , basil and mint one is enough according to your choice( I usually use basil or coriander)
Lettuce - shredded
Green onion or spring onion - only the green part.
Method :
1. Keep everything ready in a plate.. Lets start.
2. Now dip the wrappers in the warm water for few seconds.
3. Keep in a plate, keep little stuffing one by one at the end of the circle.
4. Now start covering the stuffing and roll it by tucking the sides. As we do for spring rolls.
5. And keep in the dry plate.
6. Do everything very fast.
7. Serve this refreshing rolls with soy dipping sauce(my version), Garlic chill sauce or Peanut sauce.
My customized version of Dipping sauce :
This sauce goes well with other dishes like Pan fried Tofu, Sauteed Broccoli, Noodles, Dumplings ... according to your liking.
Light soy sauce - 2 tsp
Vinegar or lemon juice - 1/4 tsp
Garlic - little chopped very finely
Ginger - little very finely chopped
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli padi or you can use chilli garlic sauce - 1/2 tsp
Peanuts - very little crushed (optional)
Method :
Mix everything in a bowl and whisk well. Keep this at least for one hour to get better taste and so that the flavors will be well infused.
Note:
1. Do not over stuff as it will get ripped. Just 3 to 4 juliennes in every vegetable is more than enough for small rolls.
2.For Big rolls you can stuff more and even you can pack it for picnic or lunches too....
Oh I love those rolls! I love the name, summer rolls! :)
This is a lovely Recipe
Rolls look very cute and so nice...love these beauties..
oh lovely rolls yaa, very different!
Lovely guilt free rolls..& Helathy too
Omg, my fav rolls, just love them...tempting me a lot to make them immediately, lovely dips Pavi..
i luv bite size foods and ur luks good for me
Man this is awesome. Looks so healthy and oh so elegant! I definitely wanna try this.
lovely rolls!!
Yummy size zero bites.... Sheer Beauties for sure.... SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!
Ash....
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
I'm going to shift my home next to urs immediately if u don't stop post such drooling recipes Pavi..looks so mouth-watering and just pass me the plate now:))
they really are beautiful!!..looks awesome!
I love these rolls!!! Healthy and Yummy!!!
Love them...have had them only in restaurants...Should try this at home, now :-)
Rolls looks so tempting and great..just love them..
too tempting..healthy rolls..
such colorful and cute rolls. love the name..its apt for the climate here.
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I love these rolls too and this looks so good and that dipping sauce is just superb.
delicious rolls..
I cannot get over how beautiful these are. So healthy and flavourful to. Really pretty!
Truly- they look pretty n tempting too !!!
I made it long back, i love to eat anything!
I have never eaten these! they look so cute..loved d way u prepared dip too..Gr8 combo!
Looks like the one we get in restaurant......will try & tell u the result.Yummy
Looks wonderful Pavithra - I love these rolls - they are indeed very light to eat and that dipping sauce is perfect!
lovely colors and beautiful presentation
Lovely rolls ,beautiful eye catching clicks too.Love the dipping sauce too.
WOOOOO!!! rolls looks soooo cute mouth-watering...LOVELY BEAUTIES.
lovely rolls... look so good...
cute presnetation...and nice summer rolls...
oh wow ,absolutely guilt free snack.Nice pictures.
lovely:)
These look so very fresh and delicious. A wonderful dipping sauce too.
love these.. great presentation too.. were do you get the rice wrappers?
looks so yummy....got to make them soon now....
Dear Fatima ,
You can get the wrappers in asian food section in any stores.
Helathy and awesome rolls. Perfect dip.
Wow.. this is so new to me.. we dont get these wraps here I guess.. :(
Anni are all the vegetables raw??? no cooking is needed is it.. sounds cool and simple. :)
Rolls look cute and yummy. Loved the dip as well :).
oh wow, I love these beauties! I have been looking for a good dipping sauce recipe for the summer rolls, yours is perfect. Bookmarked.
So cute and delicious! A perfect appetizer.
Lovely Pavithra...healthy and delicious wraps...love the dip too..looks so spicy and tasty :)
Yummy!! will try this and let you know !!!
Rolls look lovely!
Guess what... Today I took out a packet of wrappers to make spring rolls which turned out to be rice wrappers.Since the picture in the packet was a deep fried spring roll,( the instructions were in dutch) I started frying them which resulted in a oily soggy roll.Then I remembered reading your post in the morning, ran to the laptop, searched for this page and then learned how to work with Rice wrappers.
Then finished all my remaining rolls, which was relatively very simple and easy..Loved and relished it , I also made the sauce.
Thanks for this wonderful post.
nice rolls tempting
wow! i would love to eat those right now!
Lovely and healthy recipe... looks tempting and yummy.
This is raw food?
Happy holi Pavithra
n yummy&useful post as usual
Love this idea Pavithra. I will try to get hold of the wrappers this weekend. Let see if DS likes this.
Pavithra, where do you buy these wrappers from? From the regular grocery? Is it available in the freezer section ? Speciality section?
Sorry I am asking so many questions. But would love to try on DS.
Great pictures. I have the wrappers at home and haven't been using them. Time to put them to good use. :) Cheers! Been following your blog for quite a while now.
What is rice wrappers. Do we get in India?