Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Delicate spring rolls filled with shrimp, vegetables, and herbs, served with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- β1 package Rice paper
- β1 pound Shrimppeeled and deveined
- β1 cup Carrotgrated
- β1 cup Cucumbersliced
- β1 cup Mintchopped
- β1 cup Spring onionchopped
- β2 tablespoons Sesame oil
- β1 tablespoon Sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the vegetables by grating the carrot and slicing the cucumber.
- 2
Chop the mint and spring onion.
- 3
Soak the rice paper in warm water for about 30 seconds.
- 4
Place a shrimp on the center of the rice paper.
- 5
Add a few pieces of the carrot, cucumber, mint, and spring onion on top of the shrimp.
- 6
Fold the bottom half of the rice paper up over the filling, then fold in the sides and roll up to form a tight cylinder.
- 7
Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
- 8
Heat the sesame oil in a pan over medium heat.
- 9
Add the sesame seeds and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
- 10
Serve the spring rolls with the sesame oil and sesame seeds.
- 11
Serve with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce, if desired.