Vegan Summer Rolls + Sweet Chili Sauce
These Vegan Summer Rolls are a light and fresh no-cook lunch idea—they're filled with lots of flavourful herbs and veggies!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 415kcal
Ingredients
- 16 rice paper wrappers
- 1 cup red cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 cup cucumber cut into matchsticks
- 1 cup carrot matchsticks or grated carrot
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- 1/2 cup mint chopped
- 1/2 cup basil chopped
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce to serve
Marinated tofu
- 1 block extra-firm tofu cut into thin 1 inch strips
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce or tamari if gluten-free
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil or sunflower oil
Instructions
- Add block of tofu to a large plate in between two clean kitchen towels. Add a heavy object such as a large textbook over tofu to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
- Cut tofu into thin 1-inch strips, then mix up water, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar and sesame oil in a large bowl. Add tofu strips and let sit for 20 minutes, gently tossing occasionally for flavours to sink in. Discard liquid when done marinating.
- Meanwhile, while tofu is marinating, prepare veggies.
- Soften rice paper wraps in a shallow, large bowl of warm water (like a pasta bowl), dipping for 5 seconds before removing and placing on a large cutting board.
- Add a small amount of each veggie/herb/tofu to the center of your wrap, tucking the ends in and rolling away from you until tucked and wrapped. Dip rolls in sweet chili sauce, then serve and enjoy!
Notes
One serving is 4 summer rolls.
If you’re not a fan of tofu, you could also make these rolls with cooked shrimp or ground pork.
Make sure the water’s not too hot when you soak the rice paper wrappers, or they’ll fall apart.
Don’t overstuff your rolls! Add a small portion of each topping to the roll before wrapping.
Prep the marinated tofu and veggies a couple days in advance, then make your rolls fresh right before serving.
Freeze the raw marinated tofu for up to 3 months. Defrost it in the fridge overnight then use as normal.
Nutrition
Calories: 415kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 1138mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 7092IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 5mg