I had my first spring roll almost 10 years ago and still love the crunch of fresh vegetables and herbs paired with a peanut dipping sauce.
This is a fun dish to serve when having a couple of friends over for dinner. There’s very little cooking (none if you buy pre-cooked shrimp). Just some fancy chopping and stirring up a bit of sauce. If you happen to have vegetarian or vegan friends, add a couple more vegetables, like bean sprouts and red cabbage, and they can make their spring rolls without any shrimp.
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 8 spring rolls; serves 2-4
Ingredients
For the Asian-Inspired Peanut Butter Sauce:
⅓ cup Old Fashioned Crunchy peanut butter
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons honey
½ of a small lime, juiced
1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon freshly minced ginger
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
For the Spring Rolls:
8 pieces of round rice paper
16 (21-25 or 16-20 count) cooked shrimp
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup sliced cucumber, peeled and seeded
1 cup shredded napa cabbage
16 basil leaves, julienned
3-4 stalks of cilantro, leaves picked
Procedure
Make the Asian-Inspired Peanut Butter Sauce
Stir together the Old Fashioned Crunchy peanut butter, water, honey, lime juice, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes until combined. Serve at room temperature.
Make the Spring Rolls
1. Fill a bowl large enough to dip a piece of rice paper into with warm water. Soften according to the directions on the package.
2. Put two pieces of shrimp and your choice of vegetables in the center of a piece of softened rice paper. Roll like a burrito.
3. Dip into peanut butter sauce and enjoy!
Tags: Appetizer, Gluten-free, Lunch, Old Fashioned Crunchy, Refined sugar-free, Savory, Snack, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Yum! This looks and sounds so delish!
I love spring rolls! Thanks for another variation! Can’t wait to try the dipping sauce.
ooh, fresh spring rolls are a favorite of mine! I like extra heat so I would love to try this with the “heat is on” peanut butter. Thanks for showing us how simple these are to make
That is one of the most gorgeous shrimp pictures I’ve ever seen! I absolutely love peanut sauce and rice paper rolls, though I have yet to make them. Going on the to do and pinterest list!
Big spring roll fan here! I’ve even made the sauce with ‘The Heat is On’ spicy peanut butter. That’ll knock your socks off, but it’s delicious if you like spicy.
I love love Asian inspired dishes and Spring rolls have always been one of my favorites. I cannot wait to try this version of them! The combination of ingredients sounds wonderful!
Thank you so much for the Peanut Butter Sauce recipe! The usual minor adjustments were made to fit my pantry availability at the moment, but no serious deviations were made. The result – absolutely amazing – the sounds of enjoyment from the test subjects were audible and agreeable. This one’s getting copied down to paper for frequent and continued use into the unforeseen future. Thanks again!