Easy Fresh Vegan Spring Rolls
These fresh vegan spring rolls or summer rolls with peanut sauce are the most delicious easy meal I know - no cooking required!
Servings: 8 rolls
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- 8 rice paper wrappers
- 1 carrot (medium), thinly sliced
- ½ cup shredded red cabbage
- ½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- ½ yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 4" piece cucumber, thinly sliced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup spinach or lettuce leaves, shredded
- Handful mint leaves, shredded
Optional
- ½ 180g pack smoked tofu, sliced thinly (can also use crispy tofu or cooked tempeh)*
Peanut dipping sauce
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter
- ½ tablespoon soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
- ½ tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon unflavoured oil or sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Add all peanut dipping sauce ingredients to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Prepare all vegetables and tofu (if using) as described above. Place ingredients in separate bowls close to your workspace.
- Pour warm water onto a large plate or wide shallow bowl and submerge first rice wrapper. After 5 seconds flip wrapper over and dip other side in water, then remove and place on cutting board.
- Place thinly sliced vegetables, mint leaves and tofu (if using) on lower section of rice wrapper. Keep filling 1 inch away from edge of wrapper.
- Fold up bottom of wrapper until ingredients are just covered, then fold left and right side tightly over centre. Keep rolling from bottom until completely closed.
- Complete steps with all remaining wrappers. Optionally slice rolls in half to display colourful veggies, and serve on a large platter with dipping sauce.
Notes
Tofu - Smoked tofu is pre-flavoured when bought and doesn't require marinating/cooking. You can also use pre-cooked tempeh or crispy tofu in these summer rolls if you have time.
Rice paper wrappers - Find these in many supermarkets or Asian markets.
Do not overfill rolls! They should have enough ingredients in that they're plump but not bursting, as rice paper wrappers can tear if too full.
Don't submerge rice wrappers in water too long or they will get soft too quickly. 5 seconds is long enough for the wrapper to begin softening, and it will continue out of the water.
Nutrition
Serving: 4rolls | Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.5g | Protein: 15.9g | Fat: 19.8g | Saturated Fat: 2.9g | Sodium: 4287mg | Potassium: 789mg | Fiber: 6.8g | Sugar: 8.4g | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 4mg