Name: Vegetable rice paper rolls with chilli dipping sauce
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: Vegetable rice paper rolls; 50 gram vermicelli noodles; 2 medium (500g) avocados; 1 medium (150g) carrot; 1 bunch garlic chives; 24 small round rice paper wrappers; 3 red radishes, grated; 1 cup (80g) bean sprouts, trimmed; 24 large mint leaves; Chilli dipping sauce; 1/2 cup (125ml) white vinegar; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup (60ml) water; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1/2 small (40g) red onion, chopped finely; 1/2 small (60g) lebanese cucumber, seeded, chopped finely; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves; 1 small fresh red chilli, chopped; 1 tablespoon cashews, toasted, chopped

Vegetable rice paper rolls with chilli dipping sauce

The perfect starter dish, vegetable rice paper rolls with a sweet and punchy chilli dipping sauce. They also make a great platter of party food, just make sure to have napkins on hand.

Makes 24

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Ingredients

Vegetable rice paper rolls

50 gram vermicelli noodles

2 medium (500g) avocados

1 medium (150g) carrot

1 bunch garlic chives

24 small round rice paper wrappers

3 red radishes, grated

1 cup (80g) bean sprouts, trimmed

24 large mint leaves

Chilli dipping sauce

1/2 cup (125ml) white vinegar

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup (60ml) water

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 small (40g) red onion, chopped finely

1/2 small (60g) lebanese cucumber, seeded, chopped finely

1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves

1 small fresh red chilli, chopped

1 tablespoon cashews, toasted, chopped

Method

1.Place vermicelli noodles in a bowl of hot water for 10 minutes or until softened; drain well.

2.Thinly slice the avocados. Cut carrot into long thin strips. Cut garlic chives into the same lengths as the carrot.

3.Cover a board with a damp tea towel. Place one sheet of rice paper in a bowl of warm water until softened. Place on tea towel, top with a slice of avocado, some of the carrot, radish, sprouts, a mint leaf, some garlic chives and noodles in the centre of the sheet.

4.Fold bottom half of the rice paper up. Fold in one side; roll over to enclose the filling. Repeat with remaining rice paper sheets and remaining ingredients. Place the rolls on a plastic wrap-lined tray; cover with a damp paper towel and refrigerate until ready to serve.

5.For the chilli dipping sauce, bring vinegar, sugar, salt and water to the boil in a medium saucepan; boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Pour vinegar mixture over remaining ingredients in a medium bowl. Cool and serve with rice paper rolls.

The dressing for this recipe can be made a day ahead. The rolls can be made up to four hours ahead. Keep fresh by covering with damp paper towel. Not suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave.
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