Vegan 30-Minute Thai Spring Rolls w/ Sesame Crusted Avocado, Spicy Peanut Sauce, and Blistered Shishito Peppers
Difficulty: 2/5 (5 being hardest)
Spice Level: 1/3 (3 being spiciest)
Prep & Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
The Challenge: Spring Rolls
Spring rolls are delicious. This is an easy 30-minute recipe to make Thai-inspired spring rolls with a delicious spicy peanut sauce! The key to these spring rolls are encrusted sesame avocado slices that we bake up for an outstanding creamy center to the spring rolls. We balance them with great spring roll veggies like watermelon radishes, bean sprouts, cilantro, and more.
Sesame avocado slices are absolutely gorgeous. The black + white sesame seeds with garlic powder and salt encrust the slices. We then bake them up so they are nice and crispy. This delicious treat makes for an absolutely amazing little addition to your spring rolls.
And spring rolls are nothing without a delicious spicy peanut sauce to dip the rolls. This sauce makes these rolls come alive and is the perfect complement to any Thai dish.
Why I really like this recipe is its super easy to make, anyone can do it? It tastes really healthy and amazing, and its very approachable from a number of diets. Its gluten-free, keto-friendly, and just downright DELICIOUS.
This will be part of my upcoming cookbook!
Let's go into it!
Ingredients:
Sesame Encrusted Avocado
2 avocados, sliced in 1/2, scoop out pit, and cut into 1/4 inch thick pieces
3 tbl black sesame seeds
3 tbl white sesame seeds
1/2 tbl garlic powder
1 tsp pink sea salt
Spring Roll Filling
1 cup carrots, cut into matchsticks
1 cup snow peas, diced
1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
1/4 cup mint, roughly chopped
2 jalapenos, cut into thin slices
1/2 cup corn kernels, cut off the cob
1 cup cucumber, cut into matchsticks
1 cup mango, cut into matchsticks
3/4 cup watermelon radishes or radishes, diced into 1/2 moons
Spicy Peanut Sauce
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbl liquid aminos
1 tbl sesame oil
1.5 tbl rice vinegar
1 tbl ginger, grated
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 lime, juiced
1/3 cup water
Other
12 spring roll papers
Bowl of water
Equipment You'll Need:
Cutting Board . Medium Cutting Knife . Mixing Spoon . Measuring Cups . Measuring Spoons . Baking Sheet . Mixing Bowls . Whisk . Castiron Pan
Before You Cook:
Chop + wash fresh ingredients.
Preheat oven to 425F.
1.To start, mix avocado sesame crust in a small bowl.
2. Next, add the avocado to the bowl and coat in the sesame crusting. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
3. Bake the avocado at 425F for 15 minutes.
4. While the avocado bakes, whisk together the peanut sauce.
5. Next, take a large shallow bowl and fill with water. Soak the spring roll in it for 8 seconds. Remove and let it drip the water off. Then add a layer of radish, carrot, cucumber, and corn.
6. Then add, the rest of the ingredients and finish off with the baked avocado.
7. To finish, roll the spring roll by folding each side up and then folding across the ingredients and then tightly rolling the spring rolls. Serve, enjoy!
