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Vietnamese Summer Rolls

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 12

Ingredients

12

8-inch round rice paper wrappers

36

large shrimp, boiled until cooked through, peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise

3

ounces thin dried rice stick noodles, prepared per package instructions

2

medium carrots, peeled into ribbons

4

cups mâche

2

cups fresh mint leaves

2

cups fresh cilantro leaves

Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce (recipe follows)

Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

1

teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1

/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)

1

tablespoon minced garlic

3

tablespoons sugar

1

/4 cup Asian fish sauce (such as nam pla)

(makes about 1/2 cup)

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Soak a wrapper in warm water for 30 seconds; immediately lay it flat on a work surface. Lay 6 shrimp halves, cut side up, on the bottom third, leaving a 1/2-inch border; top with 2 tablespoons each noodles, carrot, mâche, mint, and cilantro.

    Step 2

    Fold the bottom of the wrapper over the fillings; roll over once, tuck in the sides, and roll. Cut in half; cover with a damp paper towel. Repeat to make remaining rolls. Serve with the dipping sauce.

  2. Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

    Step 3

    Soak the red pepper flakes in the lime juice for 4 minutes. Add the garlic, sugar, and fish sauce; stir until the sugar is dissolved.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.