The Hungry Vegetarian Spring Rolls!

    This week I decided to go with vegetarian spring rolls. You can find many variations of this dish, but I went with the more green version. The rice paper used to make vegetarian spring rolls can be a little tricky to track down. Typically, you can find rice paper at your local asian market. I've even heard of it being at World Market. I've had no luck finding rice paper at traditional grocery stores, or even Trader Joe's, for that matter. If you still can't find it, I'm sure it's on Amazon. The jalapenos I used in these are from Target, and the rice paper was from a local asian market. Everything else was from Trader Joe's.
    To prepare the rice paper, you must first pour approximately two cups of hot water into a frying pan. The water should be hot, but not scolding hot; you will be placing your hands in the water. Place one sheet of the rice paper into the water, and swirl it (submerged) for 20-30 seconds, or until it has the consistency of a noodle. To wrap the vegetarian spring rolls, you must fold the sides in first, then wrap the bottom over the ingredients, continuing until the entire roll, is well, rolled. Traditionally, vegetarian spring rolls are dipped in a Thai peanut sauce, you can find said condiment at Trader Joe's as well. The ingredients in the picture above were for five spring rolls, which I cut into three pieces each. Below is the list of ingredients.

1. 5 Leaves of Organic Romaine Lettuce

2. Peeled Carrots

3. 5 Stems of Organic Cilantro

4. 5 Stems of Organic Basil

5. 10 Slices of Organic Extra Firm Tofu (Double the Protein)

6. Jalapeno's

7. 5 Pieces of Rice Paper

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-Travis