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How To Make Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce

{Fresh spring rolls are great and tasty

afternoon snacks that are very simple to make

with a just a few ingredients and involve very

little cooking. Paired with a tasty peanut

dipping sauce, fresh spring rolls are the perfect

snacks to enjoy with friends and family on any

given day.}

Ingredients & Preparation

Spring Roll 1 pack of round rice paper wraps 1 bag of vermicelli rice noodles 1 bag of cooked shrimps 14 iceberg lettuce leaves, washed 1 oz. of cilantro, washed 1 cup mint leaves, washed 1 large bowl of water

Peanut Sauce

cup of crunchy peanut butter cup of warm water cup of lime juice 1 tablespoon of soy sauce 2 teaspoons of sugar

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Assembly 1. Boil water in a large pot. 2. Cook the vermicelli rice noodles in the boiling

water for 3 minutes until al dente. Drain the noodles and set it aside to cool down.

3. Pinch and pull off the hard shell to remove

the tails. 4. Lay the shrimp on its side and slice in half. Set

the halved shrimps aside. 5. Soak one rice paper wrap in the bowl of water for approximately 2 seconds or until it has softened and settle it on a clean, flat surface.

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6. Lay 3 halved shrimps and 3 mint leaves in a row as shown in the picture.

Tip: You can also use different kinds of meat including ham as a replacement for or accompanying the shrimp filling.

7. Position two lettuce leaves right below the shrimp and mint leaves.

8. Place some vermicelli rice noodles on the lettuce followed by a stalk of cilantro.

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Rolling

1. Take the bottom part of the rice wrapper and bring it over the noodles, lettuce, and cilantro as shown in picture (a).

2. Fold the right flap over the components followed by folding the left flap as show in pictures (b) and (c).

3. Keep the folded flaps intact by holding it down with your fingers then carefully and tightly roll the bottom section as seen in picture (d).

4. Continue to roll tightly until the entire rice wrapper is used as seen in pictures (e) and (f).

a b c

d e f

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Peanut Dipping Sauce

1. Thoroughly mix the warm water with the crunchy peanut butter, limejuice, soy sauce and sugar in a

medium-sized bowl.

Serving and Storing

Serve the fresh spring rolls with the peanut sauce and enjoy as a meal, a snack, or an appetizer!

Wrap each spring roll in a plastic wrap to prevent them from sticking to each other and tearing when storing.

The spring rolls can be cooled in the fridge for up to two hours before serving, if desired.

Spring rolls can be stored for 5 hours at most before the rice paper dries and cracks.

Allergy Alert

The ingredients include seafood and peanut butter. Be sure to let others know of these ingredients before serving to prevent any allergic reaction.

Many of these ingredients may also be substituted in case of any allergies.