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Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce

These summer rolls are loaded with veggies and the perfect appetizer for a sunny day. Healthy light and refreshing and even better dipped in an addictive peanut sauce. 
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

SUMMER ROLL FILLINGS
  • grated carrots
  • fresh mint leaves
  • fresh basil thai basil is nice here
  • julienned cucumbers
  • bean sprouts
  • pickled ginger
  • rice vermicilli noodles toss in a bit of sesam oil
  • julienned red or yellow pepper
  • julienned sugar snap peas
SPICY PEANUT SAUCE
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
  • 1 whole juice of lime
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 thumbsize piece ginger, minced
  • 1-2 whole birds eye chili, minced these are hot, cut back if you don't like spicy
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup cilantro
  • crushed peanuts garnish, optional

Method
 

  1. Put all your ingredients for your peanut sauce in a food processor. Process until smooth. Set aside. Garnish with crushed peanuts if desired.
Summer Rolls
  1. If you are using rice noodles, boil some water and pour over the noodles. Let sit submerged in the hot water until done. Taste and you will know when they are. Drain and toss in a little sesame oil so they don't stick.
  2. Prep all your veggies.
  3. In a shallow bowl put some warm water. Ensure it isn't too hot or the rice paper wraps will disintegrate. Put one wrap in at a time and once the wrap is pliable after a couple minutes, remove and fill with your desired fillings, leaving room around the edges. fold over once, tuck in sides and finish rolling.
  4. Cover the rolled wraps with a damp towel while you are working so that they do not dry out.
  5. If making ahead before to cover the wraps until serving with either plastic wrap or in a tupperware type container with a lid.
  6. Serve wraps with peanut sauce.