Vietnamese Rolls: Healthier Recipe

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while chicken is more affordable.

peanut sauce

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Sunflower seed butter is a nut-free alternative, and soy sauce is a budget-friendly option.

Mix 20 ml oyster sauce, 60 ml plain barbecue sauce, 5 ml sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon fish oil in a container.

Prepare a sweet chili jam by crushing 2 cloves of garlic and blending with 5 chili patties, honey, raw sugar, low sodium salt, and water.

Blanch tiger prawns for about 2 minutes, then clean and devein them.

Peel and prepare carrots and cucumbers, cutting them into matchstick sizes.

Soak rice paper in warm water until translucent, about 10-15 seconds.

Assemble the rolls by placing glass noodles, thai basil, coriander, cucumber, carrot, prawns, chicken, mint leaves, and peanuts on the rice paper.

Add a little bit of the sauce to the filling before wrapping.

Wrap the rice paper around the filling, folding in the sides and rolling tightly.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens