Fresh and healthy Vietnamese Spring Roll

        Nom nom nom, yum yum yum, nom nom nom- Those are the sounds of you enjoying and devouring spring roll. Vietnamese food is known not only for being delicious, but also being healthy. This recipe is low in fat and full of nutrients, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Moreover, it is perfect to give your immune system a boost, give you your energy, aid weight loss, and spark your creativity. You can try various ways to make your spring roll. It is also a creative way to eat salad :P. Healthy snack time!!

Ingredients: 

 2 ounces rice vermicelli

 8 rice wrappers (8.5 inch diameter)

 8 large cooked shrimp - peeled, deveined and cut in half
 Boiled pork thin sliced

 1 1/3 tablespoons chopped fresh Thai basil

 Fresh herbs- mint, basil, garlic chives leaves

 Fresh cilantro

 8 leaves lettuce

 - Sauce:
 4 teaspoons fish sauce

 1/4 cup water

 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

 1 clove garlic, minced

 2 tablespoons white sugar

 1/2 teaspoon garlic chili sauce

 8 tablespoons hoisin sauce

 4 tablespoons smooth peanut butter

 4 tablespoons of water

 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar

 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
 Sriracha sauce (optional)

    Directions

-Boil rice vermicelli until al dente, and drain.

-Use a large bowl and fill it with warm water. Use 2 clean damp dish towel, on on the plate so that the rice paper will not stick on, and the other dip in warm water and use that cloth to lightly wet the rice paper until soft.
-Or you can dip the rice paper in the warm water directly for 1 second, take it out, shake off the excess water.
-Lay the rice paper flat on the damp towel. In a row across the center, place 2 shrimp halves, boiled pork slices, a handful of vermicelli, basil, mint, cilantro and lettuce, leaving about 2 inches uncovered on each side. Fold top side inward, then tightly roll the rice paper a bit. Fold 2 sides inward and continue rolling a little bit. Put some garlic chives leaves before your roll the rest of the rice paper. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

For the sauce:

-In a small bowl, mix the fish sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, sugar and chili sauce.

-In another small bowl, mix the hoisin sauce,smooth peanut butter, vinegar and chopped peanuts until the sauce is smooth. If you like the sauce to be light, simply add some water in. Also, if you like spicy, don't hesitate to put some Sriracha sauce in.

-Serve rolled spring rolls with the fish sauce and hoisin sauce mixtures.


 Voila!!!

P/S: Let your imagination run wild! You can try it with your favorite protein or veggies. Try to be creative and see how it taste :)

Enjoy your healthy snack!