These fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce are a quick and easy meal. They're made in 15 minutes. The sauce is sweet and spicy.
Vegetable Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce are one of my favorite go-to meals when I want a quick meal. They take only a few minutes to make so they are perfect for a weeknight meal.
I always make a large batch of Peanut Sauce so that I can eat some the next day.
The peanut sauce works well in a wrap or pinwheels, as a dressing on a salad, or mixed with Thai noodles and served hot. I've made the peanut sauce so many times that I know it by heart. Sometimes I switch it up by using brown rice vinegar or mirin instead of lime juice.
Are They Vegan?
This spring rolls recipe is not only vegan, but gluten free as well.
What Are They Made Of?
Spring rolls typically have ingredients like cucumber, rice noodles, carrots, bean sprouts, green onions, cilantro, mint, and basil.
For this recipe I used julienned cucumber, carrots, sliced avocado, cilantro, and mint in rice spring roll wrappers.
Instructions
Peanut Sauce
- Mix peanut butter, sweet chili sauce, lime juice or brown rice vinegar, tamari, and sriracha sauce.
- Add water as needed.
Vegetable Spring Rolls
- First, dip a rice paper wrapper in warm water. Lay flat on a cutting board or plate.
- Lay julienned cucumber, carrots, sliced avocado, cilantro, and mint in the middle of wrapper. Just like you are rolling a burrito, fold sides over, then the side closest to you.
- While tucking the veggies in tightly, roll away from you. The wrapper will dry and stick to itself.
Making spring rolls can take a little practice. You may tear a few wrappers while you get the hang of it. If you don't overstuff the spring rolls, you'll have a greater chance of making the perfect spring roll.
Use a sharp knife to cut them in half, if desired.
Recipes With Peanut Sauce
Can They Be Made Ahead of Time?
You can do one of two things. If you are going to eat the spring rolls later in the day, you can place a wet towel over the spring rolls. Keep the spring rolls away from heat.
If you are going to eat your spring rolls the next day, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap. This option is perfect for brown bagging it to work.
The peanut sauce can be made several days ahead of time.
How to Prevent Them From Sticking
If your wrapper starts to stick to itself, dip your fingers in warm water and spread out the edges of the wrapper. You can also dunk the wrapper back in the warm water if it's sticking in several places.
Recipe
These vegan spring rolls are an easy meal. Perfect for weeknights. The peanut sauce is so good you'll want to lick the bowl!
This post was originally posted on April 18, 2015. I added new photos, a video, and text when I republished it.
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You May Need
Vegetable Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
Peanut Dipping Sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup sweet red chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon low sodium gluten free tamari
- 2 tablespoons lime juice or brown rice vinegar
- Water to thin out sauce
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
Spring Rolls
- 4 brown rice paper wrappers
- ½ cup carrots julienned
- ½ cup cucumbers julienned
- 1 avocado sliced
- ¼ cup mint leaves
- ¼ cup cilantro
Instructions
- Peanut Dipping Sauce: Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
- Spring Rolls: Heat 2 cups of water on stove or in microwave until hot to the touch (approx. 3 ½ min.).
- After water is heated, put the water in a container that is large enough to hold the brown rice paper wraps.
- Dip one of the wraps in the water, turning until it is pliable.
- Put the wrap flat on a plate and fill with carrot, cucumber, avocado, mint and cilantro.
- Roll like you would a burrito, folding two of the sides in, then the other two. For photos on how to roll see my Tofu Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce.
- Repeat with each wrapper.
- Serve with Peanut Dipping Sauce.
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Shannon says
Can you make these a day ahead of time?
Willow Moon says
I’ve read that if you cover them with a damp paper towel and wrap them in plastic wrap, you can make them ahead of time. I haven’t tried it because I normally make them right before I eat them. I made them once ahead of time (without the towel or plastic wrap), and the wrappers tend to dry out and tear from being in the fridge.
Jennifer Matamoros says
I prepared all of my ingredients and stored them in tupperware, so when I want to eat them tomorrow, I just have to prepare the rice paper. 🙂
Celtic Celiac says
Simple and elegant!