Fresh Avocado Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Veggie-packed rolls with avocado, red cabbage, carrots, basil, and mint - all served up with a super easy peanut dipping sauce. Perfect light summer dinner!
Yield: 8summer rolls (serves 3-4)
Ingredients
Avocado Summer Rolls
1/2cupshredded red cabbage
1/2cupcarrotscut into matchsticks (about 1 large carrot)
2tablespoonsrice vinegar
1tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lime juicefrom about 1/2 of a lime
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1teaspoonhoneycan substitute granulated sugar or agave syrup
8rice paper spring roll wrappers
1medium avocadohalved, pitted, and sliced
3-4green leaf lettuce leavesrinsed, dried, and torn in half
1/4cupfresh mint leaves
1/4cupfresh Thai basil leaves
Peanut Dipping Sauce
1/4cupcreamy peanut butter
2tablespoonsTamari or soy sauce
2tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lime juicefrom about 1 lime
1tablespoonrice vinegar
2teaspoonshoneyor agave syrup
1/2teaspoonsSriracha sauceor more to taste
Instructions
In a medium bowl, stir together the rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, salt, and honey (or other sweetener). Add cabbage and carrots. Toss. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. To a medium bowl, add the peanut butter, Tamari, 2 tablespoons lime juice, rice vinegar, honey (or other sweetener), and Sriracha. Stir with a whisk 1-2 minutes until creamy. Taste and add additional Sriracha if desired. Set aside.
Slice your avocado and prep the mint, basil, and lettuce if you haven't already.
Add about 1/2 inch of warm water to an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish or a pie pan. Place one rice paper wrapper in the water and submerge. Let sit for about 1 minute, until soft.
Carefully transfer the rice paper wrapper to your clean kitchen counter or cutting board. At this point, I like to put another rice paper wrapper in the water to soak while I'm assembling so it's ready to go when I'm done with the previous one. To assemble, place a couple of mint leaves in a short vertical line just left of center, then top with a couple of slices of avocado. Then, place 1/8 cup or so of the cabbage and carrots inside a lettuce leaf then place the veggies just right of center. Top with two or three of basil leaves.
To roll, bring the right side of the wrapper toward the center, then fold the top and bottom in toward the middle. Finish by bringing the left side toward the center, pulling as tightly as you can without ripping. The rice paper should stick to itself and voila! A summer roll! Repeat until all 8 rolls are assembled.
Cut rolls in half, if desired, and serve with the dipping sauce.
Notes
Gluten-free option
Use gluten-free Tamari instead of soy sauce.
Vegan option
Use vegan granulated sugar, agave syrup, or pure maple syrup in place of the honey.