Vegan Rice Paper Rolls; quick and tasty lunch

Looking for an easy lunch idea that is tasty and nutritious, try these rice paper rolls. Fillings can  be prepared ahead and rolls can be made on the day in only minutes.

Ingredients

• 12 x 22cm rice paper wrappers
• 1 cup sliced tofu (marinated and/or grilled if you want to be fancy)
• 1 cup of bean sprouts
• a cup or two of your favourite raw salad vegetables, such as capsicum, carrot, cucumber, spring onion, baby spinach (remove wet flesh and seeds, julienne sliced)
• 1/8 wombok thinly sliced (Chinese Cabbage)
• 1/3 cup mint leaves (fresh)
• 1/2 cup corriander leaves (fresh)
• 2 tbl lime juice (approx 1 lime)
• 1 tbl Tamari 
• sesame seeds to garnish

Sauce Ingredients

• 1/8 cup Tamari
• 1 tsp lime juice 
• 1 tbl peanut butter (or other nut butter)
• 1/8 – 1/4 tsp chilli flakes depending on desired spice

Tip: For allergies omit the peanut butter and chilli flakes, replace with sweet chilli sauce

METHOD

Making the filling

1. Combine the tofu, bean sprouts, vegetables, wombok, mint, coriander, lime juice & tamari in a mixing bowl until well combined. Set aside while you prepare your first rice paper wrapper.

Putting your rice paper rolls together

1. Lay out a clean, damp tea towel.
2. Place 1 rice paper wrapper in a shallow bowl of lukewarm water for 15 seconds or until starting to soften. Place on the tea towel.
3. Arrange 1/4 cup of vegetable mixture onto the rice paper roll in a horizontal row slightly off centre towards you. Any ingredients that have remained long, line up across ways to make the rolling process easier.
4. Fold the edges in and roll up tightly rolling away from you to enclose the filling.
5. Sprinkle with sesame seeds
6. Make as many as you need and store the filling ingredients for up to 3 days to make more.

Satay Dipping Sauce

1. Combine ingredients in a small bowl and whisk with a small whisk or fork until the peanut butter has dissolved.
2. Take to work in a small jar for less mess, just make sure the jar has a wide enough mouth for dipping your rice paper rolls into!

That’s all there is too it! Share your easy nutritious lunch ideas below.

Adapted from taste.com