I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: the kitchen, Asian cuisine and myself don’t really get along. I’ve had numerous failed attempts at it and this was not one of them! Yay!
Looking back, I told you the story of my newlywed days and give you a recipe for Chap Chae with Tempeh, which was delicious. Fast forward a bit and we have both Brown Rice Beef Stir Fry and an amazing Peanut & Vegetable Asian Noodles dish which is my go-to for quick Asian cuisine.
I now look to my blogging friends for help with my Asian dishes, especially Julie from Table For Two and Jaden from Steamy Kitchen.
I had a blast making these vegetable spring rolls. They were super easy to make. I think the hardest part was finding where the rice paper wrappers were in the grocery store! 😉
Thai Kitchen and Simply Asia make it really easy to get your hands on quality ingredients to fit perfectly in Asian dishes made at home. Plus, their recipe for these spring rolls is delicious! I know my husband and I now are basically drinking the Sweet Red Chili dipping sauce. It’s so good!
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Slightly adapted from Thai Kitchen
Ingredients
- 2 single-serve packages Thai Kitchen Purple Corn & Rice Noodles
- 12 round rice paper wrappers (8 1/2-inch)
- 2 large red bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 3/4 cup peeled carrots
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- Thai Kitchen Sweet Red Chili Sauce, dipping
How-To
- First, you’ll need to cook the noodles by adding them to a pot of boiling water, stirring the noodles to separate them. Let them boil for about 5 minutes until al dente. Drain the noodles. Put them in a bowl of cold water. Set aside.
- Now we’ll assemble the noodles:
- Dip the rice paper wrappers in a 9″ pie plate filled with warm water for a few seconds until coated.
- Lay the wet wrapper on a clean surface and quickly pat with a dry paper towel.
- Lay a few noodles (about 1/4 cup) on one side of the wrapper, leaving a 1 1/2″ border around the wrapper.
- Lay a few cucumber pieces down above the noodles on the wrapper.
- Lay a few red bell pepper and carrot pieces next to the cucumber.
- Sprinkle some cilantro and peanuts on the noodles.
- Fold the roll by bringing up one of the sides.
- Bring the other side towards the first.
- Gently lay the third side on top of the first two.
- Gently, but tightly begin to roll the wrapper up.
- Finish off the wrapping by tucking the goodies inside as you close off the roll.
- Tada!
- Lay the rolls on a platter that has been covered with wet paper towels.
- Cover the rolls as you make them with another wet paper towel.
- Once you finish making the rolls, cover completely with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
- Serve with the dipping sauce.
Note: We thoroughly enjoyed microwaving them for a few seconds so they were slightly warm. Mmm!
Now, go impress your next dinner party with these Vegetable Spring Rolls and be sure to scroll below to enter the Thai Kitchen giveaway!
My favorite asian dish is spicy coconut shrimp! YUMM!
I actually rarely eat Asian food, so it would be fun to win this giveaway to start being creative!
my favorite asian dish is pad thai.
Either coconut shrimp or Pho!
I love the Vietnamese vermicelli noodle bowls…so fresh and good!
My fave dish is Pad Thai.
I hear you about Asian cuisine, though I keep trying because I love it so much! My new found favorite is Pad Thai!
I love fried rice with stir fried vegetables!
As a vegetarian I love making Asian cuisine at home, using Thai Kitchen products. Love Stir fry veggies, but these Spring Rolls look very yummy. Thanks for the recipe and giveaway.
Thai Chicken Salad is my fave.
I love veggie egg rolls but rarely have them
I love Sriraja fried rice.
Sesame noodles is our favorite right now, but that could change with the next dish we make!
Asian Chicken Salad and sesame noodles are two of my faves!
LOVE these!! I can’t wait to try them!
I love pad thai! And also ginger chicken with rice
green curry is my favorite!
I love any asian dish that is spicy and warms you down to the bottom of your bowel like Korean tofu soups (http://mdcooksfor2.blogspot.com/2012/09/haemul-soondubu-jjigae-seafood-soft.html)
or re-creating take out at home like Chinese pepper steak…
http://mdcooksfor2.blogspot.com/2012/09/chinese-pepper-steak-stir-fried-beef.html
My favorite Asian food is Tom Yum Goong or Lemon Grass Soup…. btw your sweet chili & Ginger dipping sauce ROCKS ~~~!!!~~~
It’s a toss up between spring rolls and Udon noodle bowls!
I have so many Asian dishes that I love! But if I had to pick just one it would probably be walnut shrimp from a restaurant in my home town: Ginger Asian Bistro. Here is a link to their menu. http://springfieldgingerbistro.com/menu.html It describes the Walnut Shrimp as “Golden crispy shrimp tossed with a sweet chili mayo sauce and topped with walnuts”. Yum!
I LOVE potstickers!
It is hard to narrow it down to my favorite due to the fact I live Asian food so I will try….
Pot stickers
Spring Rolls
Fried Rice
Wonton Soup
Egg Drop Soup
I have a few favorites:pad thai and spring rolls are among them…
I love basically all Asian food that I’ve tried and am also learning how to replicate at home. I couldn’t choose a favorite, but a meal of those spring rolls, a Thai cabbage salad, and Thai red curry would be a top contender for sure.
I adore Pho. I’m going to try to make it on my own!
Pad Thai or Panang Curry!
I love egg-rolls, so good!
I love moo she. One of these days, I’d love to make it at home. I’ve never tried…yet! 😀
Oops…my autocorrect did a little editing for me! I meant to say moo shu!
I love crispy duck salad with a hoisin sauce vinegarette.
My favorite asian dish is egg rolls 🙂
I’ve been following your blog for a little over a year now and this is my first comment. I have to tell you I love your recipes and pictures. If you haven’t tried Sichuan food yet, you should explore the recipes on Serious Eats, especially their vegetarian mapo tofu. I’ve been obsessed cooking Sichuan food this past month and it’s very different from what you’ll find at your local Chinese restaurant/buffet.
As a fellow Korean, have you cooked with or eaten kimchi? I highly recommend!
Hi Alison! Thank you so much for your sweet comments! I’ve actually never heard of Sichuan food before. I’ll definitely have to give it a go. You certainly make it sound delightful! 🙂 Thank you for the information!
These sound lovely!!
Steamed dumplings!
spring or egg rolls! yum!
Pad Thai
I love Asian food, especially spring rolls and Pho.
I love pad Thai!
steamed dumplings
I can’t stop eating egg rolls! you can wrap them in rice paper with lettuce too!
My favorite is veggie stir fry
Wow, this looks fabulously easy – but where do you find rice paper normally?
Favorite dishes: What aren’t mine? I love cooking authentic Chinese at home.
I found them at Whole Foods, but I’m sure you can find them at any grocery store. I just had no idea they existed! 🙂
I like spring rolls.
i love pot stickers!
I love any kind of stir-fry, and Egg Drop Soup
szechuan chicken with rice
I love steamed dumplings. These spring rolls sounds so refreshing!!
Dumplings!
My best friend in high school’s mom used to make the best fried spring rolls–what I would give to have that recipe today!
My favorite Asian meal are my Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps with dipping sauce. YUM. Combine lean ground turkey, chopped bok choy or napa cabbage, grated carrots, scallions, garlic, ginger, black pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil together. Brown in a hot skillet coated with sesame oil until the ends and small pieces get nice and crispy. Serve with jasmine rice and pile everything in fresh red leaf lettuce. Eat with your hands and dip in your favorite sauce. (Your sweet chili sauce above would be FAB!)
My favorite easy Asian dish is channa masala!
Those spring rolls look amazing and I love your little tattoo. 😉
Spring rolls are my favorite apps to order when I’m at an Asian restaurant, so intimidated to make at home! You may have inspired me to try 🙂 these look great!!