What to make homemade spring rolls from: an option for a light seasonal snack

In spring, you always want light and nutritious food. This is not surprising, because the body needs relief after hearty winter salads with mayonnaise. Therefore, a great option would be to make spring rolls. This is a refreshing appetizer of vegetables combined with a variety of sauces.

The idea of making light spring rolls was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Daria Hryshchenko (eatme_daily).

Ingredients:

• 170 g rice noodles
• 275 g of shrimp
• 10 pieces of rice paper
• 10 leaves of lettuce (you can use ramen)
• 60 g of carrots
• 75 g of blue cabbage
• 45 g of pea sprouts
• 20 mint leaves
• 2 g of cilantro leaves

Ingredients for peanut sauce:

• 120 ml hoisin sauce
• 15 ml of rice vinegar
• 10 pieces of peanuts
• water (adjust to the desired consistency)

Homemade hoisin sauce:

• 2 tbsp. peanut paste
• 2 tsp. tahini paste (sesame)
• 1 tbsp of brown sugar
• 2 tsp. sesame oil
• 1 clove of garlic
• a pinch of red pepper

Method of preparation:

1. Put the rice noodles in boiling water and cook for 4-6 minutes or as directed on the package. Put them in a colander. Rinse with cold water, place in a saucepan, and leave.

2. Put the shrimp in boiling water and cook for 1-1/2 minutes. Put them on a plate. Once the shrimp have cooled down, peel, cut in half, and remove the dark center.

3. Cut the carrots into thin strips. Cut the cabbage as well. Lettuce: remove the stems, and cut them in half.

4. Prepare the sauce: mix all the ingredients, chop the peanuts and add them to the sauce, and mix again. Add water to adjust the desired consistency.

5. Pour cold water into a plate large enough to hold the rice paper. Place a towel on the work surface.

6. Dip the rice paper in water for 15-20 seconds. Shake off the water and place it on a towel.

7. Put the lettuce on the edge of the rice paper, top with 2-3 tbsp of rice noodles, 1 tbsp of carrots, 1 tbsp of cabbage and a few pea sprouts. Wrap the paper once, shape it into a cylindrical shape, and fold it like an envelope on the sides. Put 2 halves of shrimp, a few leaves of cilantro and mint in the center. Wrap the roll.