Quinoa Spring Rolls
{I had to include this picture of Rory – she already has the potential – as a 1 year old – to be funnier than her parents!}
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Quinoa Spring Rolls
Yield: 2-4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
Ingredients in the spring rolls:
1 cup of quinoa, cooked
½ cucumber, sliced thinly
½ red pepper, sliced thinly
1 handful of matchstick carrots
1 handful of greens – I used spinach and arugula
Cilantro – to taste – I added lots!
Rice paper wrappers – check the produce section!
Ingredients for the sauce:
2 tablespoons peanut butter
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoons sriracha sauce
Fresh lime juice – to taste
Raw cashews, for crunch, optional
Directions:
For the spring rolls:
Cook the quinoa on the stove top, per the package instructions and set aside.Then, slice all your veggies and leave them out on your cutting board so you can easily get to them.
You will need a large pan filled with about an inch of water for the rice paper wrappers. Open the package and soak just one wrapper for about 30 seconds until it’s just soft. You will have to play with this process a little. The first one I soaked fell apart, so then you soak it not so long the next time, etc. Don’t get frustrated, it will take 2 or 3 tries.
Once you have the proper consistency, lay the rice paper wrapper flat and stuff it full of your ingredients. Keep in mind that both sides need to be wrapped together so nothing falls out – so stuff the middle more than anything else. Fold together like a burrito at chipotle and cut in half.
Directions for the sauce - Mix together with an immersion blender – the peanut butter doesn’t mix in with just a spoon. Serve on the side, for dipping or in my case POURING over the spring rolls!
Sauce Recipe adapted from BS in the Kitchen
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These look amazing. Adding them to my will try list.
Sounds like such a fun weekend – take me with you next time! =) And these spring rolls? Sound amazing! I’m a huge quinoa junkie and am always looking for new ways to use it. This is one of the most creative uses i’ve seen yet!
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Fun! We did that sort of thing on the 4th at a friend’s house. They had 10 games set up all around their house and we played as teams. You can never be too old for games. Love these spring rolls girl, right up my alley!