Shrimp Spring Rolls

• portions: Recipe makes 8 rolls
• temps total: 1 minute

Ingrédients

Peanut Sauce (or sub sweet chili sauce):▪️1 tsp Oil▪️1 Clove Garlic, minced▪️1/2 Cup Water▪️1/4 Cup Hoisin Sauce▪️3 Tbsp Natural Smooth Peanut Butter▪️2 tsp Sambal Olek Chili Sauce (optional)▪️1/2 tsp Chopped Peanuts, for serving▪️

Rolls:▪️12 Large Shrimp, peeled and deveined▪️1/2 a Carrot, sliced in thin strips▪️1/2 a Cucumber, sliced in thin strips▪️8 Leaves Butter Lettuce, tough ribs removed▪️2 Cups Bean Sprouts▪️1 Avocado, sliced▪️1/4 Cup Basil Leaves▪️1/4 Cup Mint Leaves▪️2 Scallions, sliced in thin strips▪️8 Sheets Rice Paper▪️

Instructions

Make the Peanut Sauce: In a small pot over medium heat, heat the oil over medium heat and then add the garlic. Cook while stirring until fragrant (1 min), then add the water, hoisin sauce, and peanut butter. Whisk to combine, turn the heat to medium-high, and cook until the mixture just begins to bubble. Turn off the heat and mix in the chili garlic sauce. (The sauce will thicken as it cools. If it thickens more than you’d like, whisk in a little water.)

Bring a pot of generously salted water to a boil. In a medium bowl, prepare an ice bath. Boil the shrimp for ~2 mins until pink with opaque white flesh, then transfer into the ice bath for 5 mins. Slice each shrimp in half horizontally with a paring knife to create 2 thinner flatter shrimp pieces.

Fill a pie dish (or large bowl) with warm water and place 2 damp paper towels on a cutting board. One at a time, soak the rice paper in the water for ~15 seconds (don’t leave it in too long bc it will continue to soften as you work) and place it on the paper towel lined cutting board.

Place a piece of lettuce in the bottom third of the rice paper sheet. On top of the lettuce, add the scallion, basil, mint, bean sprouts, cucumber, carrot, and avocado. Roll the rice paper up and over the veggies, then place 3 slices of shrimp with the pink side facing down above the veggies. Fold in the sides of the rice paper and continue rolling shut.

Serve with peanut sauce (sprinkle some chopped peanuts on the sauce) and enjoy!

50 minute total prep + cook time