Cold Vegetarian Spring Rolls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 -2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic and red chile paste
• 2 medium carrots, julienned
• 4 green onions, julienned
• 1/2 red bell pepper, julienned
• 1 medium cucumber, julienned (hot house or persian)
• 4 cups chinese cabbage, slice thinly
• 5 mushrooms, sliced thinly
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 16 rice paper, rounds softened
• cilantro, garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine all dressing ingredients in a large bowl. add all vegetables and the chopped cilantro. toss thoroughly. taste and adjust seasonings as needed. let set 10-15 minutes for flavors to blend.
• 2 soak one rice paper at a time in water until softened. place on clean towel, and put 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the vege mixture about 2" from the lower edge of the rice paper.
• 3 fold the lower edge up to cover the filling. fold in the sides, and roll up gently. a pretty touch is to sprinkle the upper half of the rice paper with the whole cilantro leaves prior to completing the wrap - they show through the rice paper and are very decorative. place on a plate, seam down, and cover with plastic wrap. repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
• 4 serve with a sauce of your choice. use the same ingredients as the dressing if you like, or experiment with mustard or plum sauce. i like the lighter combinations better with these rolls. even commercial chinese salad dressing works in a pinch.