Asian Fusion: Rice Paper Rolls

I love the Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls, and making them yourself can be a great challenge at the start.  If you persist like I did, this meal has become one of our favourites for my family and our guests!  

You can buy rice paper rolls in a pack at Chinese oriental shops or the supermarkets, and follow the instructions on how to use them.  

Cut any of the following raw vegetables into strips:

• Lettuce
• Capsicum
• Cucumber
• Onions
• Carrots
• Dried Chinese Mushrooms (soaked in water till they get soft)
• Wakame, Japanese seaweed salad or Edible seaweed
• Red chillies
• Onions

You can also include:

• Cooked glass noddles/bean thread noodles (also from Chinese oriental shops or the supermarkets, & follow instructions on how to cook them)
• Edamame

Add Seasoning:

• Sweet Chilli Sauce
• Gluten Free Soya Sauce

To roll them:

• Soak paper roll in warm water, let water drip out, and place on an empty plate.
• Place a few ingredients at a time along the centre of the roll. 
• Start folding the ingredients from the roll closest to you until they look like these.  As you can see, I had 2 good rolls.
• Dip your rolls in the sauces.
• Wala!

It's worth every effort:
If you fail like I did sometimes, just eat them with a fork and spoon, then try again with a clean dry plate.  Practise makes perfect so perhaps this is one of the ways you can work out your patience! ☺


©Joy Madden, February 2019