Have you ever tried making your own summer rolls? These vegetable summer rolls are very easy to make and you can use lean ground beef or ground turkey breast instead of the pork. Before trying this recipe we had never used rice paper wrappers although we have made egg rolls before. The rice paper wrappers are soaked in water for a minute or so to make them pliable. You can prepare the filling earlier in the day, which makes the preparation very quick. In no time at all you can be enjoying a nice refreshing dinner, especially enjoyable on a hot summer night!
Vegetable Summer Rolls
Ingredients:
2 tsp oil
1 small red onion, minced
1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
½ pound ground lean pork
2 Tbsp dry sherry
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp raisins, minced
½ tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro
1 cucumber, seeded and cut into matchstick thin strips
1 small yellow bell pepper, cut into matchstick thin strips
1 small red pepper, cut into matchstick think strips
8 (9 inch round rice paper wrappers)
Directions:
First make your filing:
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and ginger; cook, stirring occasionally until the onion is softened. Add the pork and cook until the meat is browned about 5 minutes. Add the sherry, soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, raisins and pepper, stirring until the liquid is almost evaporated, about ten minutes. Transfer the filling to a bowl and let cook. Stir in the cilantro.
Now to assemble the rolls. Working with one wrapper at a time, dip the rice wrapper in a bowl of hot water and place on your counter or on a clean towel. Place 2 Tbsp of filling and ¼ cup of vegetable mixture on the center of each wrapper. Fold in the sides and then roll up to completely enclose the filling.
Transfer to a large plate and cover with plastic wrap to prevent drying. Repeat the process until you have made a total of 8 rolls.
We love to serve these with sweet chili sauce!
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Those look delicious. I tried to make summer rolls a couple of years ago, but they weren’t nearly as pretty. Finding the rice papers in my small town was a challenge. I ended up having to get them out of town. I wonder if anyone nearby carries them now. I’d like to give it another go!
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Carlee,
I too live in a small town, I found my rice wrappers online! (Amazon!)
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Nancy you make these look so easy, I have never made spring rolls!!
Thanks for sharing on Friday Features this week!
Have a great weekend!
Karren
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Karren,
It helps that my husband loves to make Chinese Egg Rolls so he takes over the rolling for me, I’m not sure I could do such a good job!
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This is such a neat recipe to give a try. thanks so much for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty
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Vickie,
It’s a fun recipe to try and vert tasty!
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These summer rolls look delicious and so light and refreshing! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Merry Monday! We hope you’ll join us again next week! 🙂
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I have never made egg rolls at home before but your post makes me want to give them a try! Your Vegetable Summer Rolls look so tempting, Nancy, and I like the idea of serving them with chilli sauce too. Sharing! Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul hop.
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April,
You should try these yummy Summer Rolls, so crisp and delicious!
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Your Summer Rolls are just fantastic! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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This looks Yummy and light !! I have never tried the rice paper… Thanks for Sharing on My 2 favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again this week!! Pinned!
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These look great! Thanks so much for entering this in The Pinterest Game this week! Good luck and we hope to see you back next week with another fantastic pin!
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