Vietnamese Summer Rolls
- 12 8-inch round rice paper wrappers
- 36 large shrimp, boiled until cooked through, peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise
- 3 ounces thin dried rice stick noodles, prepared per package instructions
- 2 medium carrots, peeled into ribbons
- 4 cups mache
- 2 cups fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
- Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce (recipe follows)
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce (such as nam pla)
- (makes about 1/2 cup)
- Soak a wrapper in warm water for 30 seconds; immediately lay it flat on a work surface.
- Lay 6 shrimp halves, cut side up, on the bottom third, leaving a 1/2-inch border; top with 2 tablespoons each noodles, carrot, mache, mint, and cilantro.
- Fold the bottom of the wrapper over the fillings; roll over once, tuck in the sides, and roll.
- Cut in half; cover with a damp paper towel.
- Repeat to make remaining rolls.
- Serve with the dipping sauce.
- Soak the red pepper flakes in the lime juice for 4 minutes.
- Add the garlic, sugar, and fish sauce; stir until the sugar is dissolved.
rice, shrimp, rice, carrots, mache, mint, fresh cilantro, sweet, red pepper, lime juice, garlic, sugar, fish sauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/vietnamese-summer-rolls-392168 (may not work)