Surely you've had spring rolls at your local Asian restaurant, but have you tried authentic Avocado, Mango and Shrimp Rolls?! These are a delicacy filled with flavorful and fresh ingredients, all wrapped up in rice paper!
These are so fun to customize depending on your tastes - you might even want to set up a little spring roll-rolling booth at your next party! Try all 4 variations below to figure out your favorite. Don't forget to whip up a delicious dipping sauce to go with it all, and get dipping!
Ingredients:
For the shrimp rolls:
- Rice paper
- Iceberg lettuce, julienned
- Bean sprouts
- Cucumber, julienned
- Mint
- Basil
- Vermicelli
- Shrimp
- Cilantro
For the mango rolls:
- Rice paper
- Iceberg lettuce, julienned
- Cilantro
- Bean sprouts
- Cucumber, julienned
- Mint
- Basil
- Red pepper, julienned
- Vermicelli
- Mango + more when rolling
- Sesame seeds
For the avocado rolls:
- Rice paper
- Vermicelli
- Red pepper, julienned + more when rolling
- Avocado + more when rolling
- Carrot, julienned
- Bean sprouts
- Cucumber, julienned
- Iceberg lettuce
- Basil
- Mint
- Sesame seeds
For the veggie rolls:
- Rice paper
- Iceberg lettuce, julienned
- Cilantro
- Red pepper, julienned
- Carrot, julienned
- Cucumber, julienned
- Bean sprouts
- Mint
- Basil
- Vermicelli, boiled and dried well
- Cilantro when rolling
For the dipping sauce:
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 3-4 tablespoons sugar
- teaspoon salt
- â…“ cup oil
- stalk lemongrass, chopped finely
- ½ cup milk
- tablespoon sriracha
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
Directions:
For the shrimp rolls:
- Prepare your rice paper rolls by soaking them quickly in warm water to soften. Make sure all of your ingredients are well dried.
- Prepare your vermicelli by boiling in water until soft, then microwave for 1 minute or let drain for 10 minutes to ensure they are completely dry.
- Begin by laying out your softened rice paper roll on a surface. Add small amounts of iceberg lettuce, bean sprouts, cucumber on top of each other to the bottom corner.
- Directly above the stack in the bottom corner, add some leaves of mint and basil, then add some shrimp with it.
- Finish by adding some cilantro, then roll up tightly ensuring there are no holes for any of your ingredients to come out.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
For the mango rolls:
- Prepare your rice paper rolls by soaking them quickly in warm water to soften. Make sure all of your ingredients are well dried.
- Prepare your vermicelli by boiling in water until soft, then microwave for 1 minute or let drain for 10 minutes to ensure they are completely dry.
- Begin by laying out your softened rice paper roll on a surface. Add small amounts of iceberg lettuce, cilantro, bean sprouts, cucumber, mint, basil, vermicelli, mango. Add red pepper above the stack, then sprinkle sesame seeds on the rice paper.
- Roll up tightly, then add some more mango as you roll, and ensure there are no holes for any of your ingredients to come out.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
For the avocado rolls:
- Prepare your rice paper rolls by soaking them quickly in warm water to soften. Make sure all of your ingredients are well dried.
- Prepare your vermicelli by boiling in water until soft, then microwave for 1 minute or let drain for 10 minutes to ensure they are completely dry.
- Begin by laying out your softened rice paper roll on a surface. Add small amounts of vermicelli, red pepper, avocado, carrot, bean sprouts, cucumber, iceberg lettuce, mint and basil, then some more avocado.
- Roll up tightly ensuring there are no holes for any of your ingredients to come out.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
For the veggie rolls:
- Prepare your rice paper rolls by soaking them quickly in warm water to soften. Make sure all of your ingredients are well dried.
- Prepare your vermicelli by boiling in water until soft, then microwave for 1 minute or let drain for 10 minutes to ensure they are completely dry.
- Begin by laying out your softened rice paper roll on a surface. Add small amounts of iceberg lettuce, cilantro, red pepper, carrot, cucumber, bean sprouts, mint and basil, vermicelli.
- Roll up tightly, adding some cilantro towards the end, ensuring there are no holes for any other ingredients to come out.
For the dipping sauce:
- In a small saucepan, bring oil and lemongrass to a boil.
- Add peanut butter and stir.
- Add hoisin sauce, continuing to stir.
- Add sriracha, salt and sugar, continuing to stir.
- Add milk, continue stirring until well-combined, then remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
- Serve sauce garnished with crushed peanuts.