Vietnamese Style Rice Wraps

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This is a delicious vegetarian version of Vietnamese rice wraps or fresh spring rolls. They are simple to prepare, low fat, and packed with fresh, healthy ingredients – a great way to get those wholesome veggies into the family. These wraps are really nice served with dipping sauce. Just mix together 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 4 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce and 1 tablespoon soy sauce.

Vietnamese Style Rice Wraps

Ingredients

  • 50 gm rice noodles – soaked for 10 minutes in hot water- then drained
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2-3 tablespoons vegetarian stir -fry sauce.
  • 150 gm firm tofu- cut into thin strips
  • 1 large carrot – cut julienne
  • 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 T Soy sauce
  • 1-2 tablespoon ginger root – cut into very thin trips
  • 1 Lebanese style cucumber – thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup fresh basil
  • ¼ cup fresh mint
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro (coriander)
  • 2-3 stalks of green onion- thinly sliced lengthways
  • 10+ rice wraps

Method

  • Mix the rice noodles, vinegar, and vegetarian stir fry sauce together. Set aside.
  • Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a moderate heat.
  • Add soy sauce and then sauté’ the tofu for a few minutes.
  • Add ginger root and carrot and sauté for a minute or so – making sure not to ‘overcook’ the carrots letting them become too soft. The carrots should retain a ‘crunchy-ness’.
  • Into a bowl lightly mix together the basil, cilantro, mint and the cucumber slices.
  • Soak the rice wraps in warm water, remove gently and shake any excess water off. The wraps should not be too dry or too soggy when removed.
  • Lay rice wraps (two at a time) on a flat surface.
  • Layer noodles, vegetables, salad, top with tofu mix and finish off with a few sprigs of coriander. This will make them look quite spectacular after they are wrapped.
  • Fold together like spring rolls, turning over the sides first to cover ingredients. Then roll up to enclose ingredients fully. This technique is also used for spring rolls.
  • Serve at room temperature with extra dipping sauce.

Some options

  • Mushrooms sautéed with the tofu and added to the noodle mix is good.
  • Peanuts or cashews added to the noodle mix.
  • Toasted sesame seeds.
  • Thin green bean slivers added to the tofu and carrots