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Vietnamese Spring Rolls served and ready to eat

Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Translucent rice paper rolls stuffed with prawns, herbs, vermicelli and lettuce, served with peanut dipping sauce — fresh, light, healthy.

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30 minPrep
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5 minCook
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4Serves
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MediumLevel
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Ingredients

  • 10 rice paper sheets
  • 200g cooked prawns, halved lengthways
  • 100g rice vermicelli, cooked
  • Lettuce leaves, torn
  • Mint, coriander, Thai basil
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 cucumber, julienned
  • For peanut dip: 3 tbsp peanut butter, 2 tbsp hoisin, 1 tbsp soy, 1 tsp lime juice, water to thin, chopped peanuts

Instructions

  1. Soak one rice paper in warm water 15 seconds until pliable.
  2. Lay on a damp board; place 2 prawn halves pink-side down (so they show).
  3. Add lettuce, vermicelli, carrot, cucumber and herbs.
  4. Roll tightly: fold in sides, then roll up from the bottom.
  5. Repeat with the rest.
  6. Whisk the dipping sauce.
  7. Serve at room temperature with the dip.
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Tara’s tips

  • Don't over-soak the rice paper — keeps soaking on the board.
  • Don't roll too tightly — they tear.

Serving suggestions

  • Eat fresh — they don't keep.

Storage & reheating

Make to order.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Vegetarian version?

Use tofu and avocado instead of prawn.

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