Crystal Spring Rolls

11 February 2015

This wonderfully delicious and extremely healthy combination is a great replacement for traditional deep fried spring rolls. The delicate hint of fresh herbs coupled with the delightful crunch of fresh veggies makes this the perfect light meal for a warm summer’s day or night.

Ingredients

Serving Size: 1-2

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

For Crystal Salad Rolls

Half avocado sliced into long thin pieces

Half cucumber –sliced into julienne strips

5 baby carrots – sliced into julienne strips

2 cups baby spinach – finely chopped

½ cup fresh basil – finely chopped

3-5 rice paper sheets – these are available from most supermarket and all Chinese supermarkets

2 chicken breasts – cut into slices and marinade in fresh lemon juice, salt, pepper and olive oil (optional)

For Soy-Ginger Dipping Sauce

¼ cup soy sauce

1 ½ tbsp. water

1 tsp. crushed ginger

2 tsp. xylitol / honey

1 tsp. green curry paste

Instructions

Prepare Salad Rolls

Step 1:

Prepare all herbs and vegetables – cutting into fine julienne strips – approximately 5cm in length

Step 2 (Optional):

Place marinated chicken strips in oven proof dish and grill for approximately 15 minutes until cooked through.

Remove from oven and allow to cool

Step 3:

Fill large bowl with water (room temperature)

Place the 3-5 rice paper sheets in bowl of water and soak until paper softens

Only remove the sheet you are working with and leave the rest of the sheets in the water

Step 4:

Remove 1 rice paper sheet from the water and lay flat on clean chopping board

Layer basil at the bottom, followed by cucumber, carrots, avocado, spinach and chicken (optional) in the centre of the rice paper sheet.

Make sure to leave sufficient space to fold rice paper

Do not over fill the rice paper sheet, otherwise it will break

Step 5:

Fold top and bottom of rice paper sheet towards one another to cover filling

Then wrap tightly from left to right to form a roll.

Cut in half

Repeat for all rolls

Prepare Soy Sauce

Step 6

Combine all ingredients for dipping sauce in food processor and blend for 2 mins until thoroughly combined.

Pour dipping sauce into small bowl

Serving Suggestion

Serve salad rolls cool with a side of soy-ginger dipping sauce

Enjoy!

Yours in Health Always,

Cara-Lisa

xoxo