Vietnamese Spring Rolls - Refreshing Appetizer Recipe

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken

Tofu is a plant-based protein, while cooked chicken is often less expensive than shrimp.

pork

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Lean turkey is lower in fat, and ground beef is typically more affordable.

Boil the rice vermicelli for 3-4 minutes, then transfer to an ice bath to cool.

Prepare the vegetables: slice cucumber, red pepper, and carrot thinly.

Slice the shrimp in half lengthwise.

Prepare a warm water bath for soaking the rice paper.

Soak a rice paper in warm water until pliable, then lay it flat on a clean surface.

Place pea sprouts, chicken, carrot, cucumber, cilantro, chocolate mint, and shrimp on the rice paper.

Roll the rice paper tightly, folding in the sides as you go.

Mix peanut butter, hoisin sauce, mint, garlic, and sesame oil to create the dipping sauce.

Serve with crushed peanuts on the side.

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