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Pinterest Does It Again – Homemade Spring Rolls

Ok so last week I posted some pictures of some homemade spring rolls that I made. I had many people ask for the recipe. I have to admit as much as I loved everybody thinking I was a cooking genius for making these …….. I got the recipe off of Pinterest. Now the ones I made were traditional veggie spring rolls as well as a BLT roll. I had never worked with rice paper and I will say it was easier than what I expected. As long as you are careful and take your time you’ll be ok. One thing that you might want to do is use a mandolin to do your veggies as they need to be sliced thin. I first bunch I did by hand and well there wasn’t anyway i was doing that again. šŸ™‚

Vietnamese  Spring Rolls

Vietnamese  Spring Rolls

Here is the Pin that I got the original recipe from I just used a few different things inside mine – Click here

Spring Rolls

spring roll wrappers
vermicelli {rice} noodles, cooked
carrots, shredded or cut into matchsticks
cucumbers {seeds removed} shredded or cut into matchsticks
basil torn
bean sprouts

To assemble the spring rolls, soak a wrapper in warm water 5-8 seconds
Place the basil on the bottom and top with some noodles, carrots, cucumber, and sprouts and wrap up as if you were wrapping a burrito.
Cut in half on the diagonal and serve when ready.

and this is the sauce that I used, which was very very good – Click here

Sweet Chili Dipping SauceĀ 

makesĀ little less thanĀ 1 cup

4 tablespoons light soy sauce
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons warm water
1 garlic clove peeled and crushed
Red pepper flakes or chopped fresh chili to taste

Whisk everything together till the sugar dissolves.

*I also added a little bit of shallots*

Now the BLT spring rolls.Ā 

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Honestly who doesn’t love bacon!

Once again here is the pin that this recipe came from – Click here

However please go the original post to read their tips and tricks.

Here is what you will need to make these.

Spring Roll ingredients:

fresh lettuce, chopped
2 medium tomatoes (seeded and sliced 1/4″ thick)
6 pieces of bacon, fried
fresh basil, mint or other herbs
rice paper
Sesame-Soy Dipping Sauce
1/2 c (120ml) Soy Sauce
1 T (15g) Mayonnaise
1 t (5ml) fresh Lime Juice
1 t (5ml) Sesame Oil
* I used spinach instead of lettuce because that is what i had šŸ™‚
I really hope that you like these and if you make them please let me know how you made out.

Now it’s your turn to share some of your favourite pins or recipes with me.

I love truing new things so don’t be shy.

Cheers,
CL