Fresh veggies, herbs, and peanut noodles pack these summer rolls with bright, refreshing flavors. They're a delicious appetizer or light lunch!
Summer rolls are my favorite thing to make when I’m craving something light and healthy, but totally fun. I love stuffing rice paper wrappers with lots of fresh produce, mixing together a flavorful dipping sauce, and digging in! In this recipe, I toss noodles with an easy, sweet and savory peanut sauce made of peanut butter, sriracha, tamari, and a drop of maple syrup. Then, I roll the noodles into wrappers with avocado, sautéed mushrooms, green onion, and fresh basil and mint.
How to Make Summer Rolls
If you’ve never made fresh rolls like these before, it may seem intimidating, but it’s really simple!
- Start by soaking rice paper wrappers, one at a time, in warm water until they soften. (I like these wrappers best).
- Lay the soaked rice paper flat on a clean kitchen or paper towel.
- Next, pile your prepared fillings in the middle. For this recipe, cook a few mushrooms, thinly slice an avocado, and add some herbs or greens on top of your noodles.
- Tightly roll the wrapper over and around your fillings. The rice paper will be sticky, so it will seal everything together tightly. That’s it!
Variations
Feel free to play with the fillings in this recipe! Cilantro would be another great herbal addition, and thinly sliced cucumber or carrots would add a lovely crunch. Thin slices of daikon or watermelon radish, red bell pepper, shredded cabbage, or lettuce leaves would be good veggie choices too. For extra protein and hearty texture, try adding sliced baked tofu or tempeh.
I love to serve these rolls with peanut sauce for dipping, but they’d also be delicious with tamari, soy sauce, or hoisin sauce on the side.
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Peanut Summer Rolls
Ingredients
For the mushrooms
- 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup enoki or sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 1/2 teaspoon tamari
For the spring rolls:
- 4 ounces cooked soba or rice noodles
- Peanut Sauce
- 4 Vietnamese rice spring roll wrappers*
- 1 avocado, sliced
- Fresh basil & mint leaves
- 1/4 cup microgreens
- Tamari, for serving
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until browned and soft, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, add the tamari and toss. Set aside.
- Toss the noodles with a few spoonfuls of the peanut sauce until they're well coated.
- One at a time, dip the rice paper wrappers into warm water for 5 seconds. Remove and place on a clean towel.
- Place the noodles, mushrooms, avocado, herbs, and microgreens in the center of the rice paper. Wrap & tuck the sides, then the bottom flap, and then carefully roll until the wrapper is tightly closed.
- Serve with extra peanut sauce and tamari for dipping.
Notes
I would love to make these but I want to know, can they be stored in the fridge and eaten next day for lunch?
Hi Maile, they can be, I would wrap them tightly with plastic wrap to keep the rice papers from drying out.
Hi! Where do you get enoki mushrooms in Chicago? I’ve been wanting to try them! Thank you!
Hi Christine, any asian grocery store would have them – Hmart or there’s a store that’s (I think) called Broadway Market. Or check River Valley Mushrooms (the store or their farmers market stands). They’re also occasionally at Whole Foods. Hope that helps!
Hi! I saw this recipe and I wanted to try it.. but I’m not sure about 1 thing. Does it matter if I put the microgreens or that’s optional?
Hi Debora, they’re optional, feel free to skip them if you can’t find them.
3rd time making these for dinner- still a hit! Made a variation today by adding shredded carrots and sambal oelek to the rolls. Your peanut sauce is perfect and these are beautiful.
I’m so glad you loved them!
These spring rolls look incredibly delicious. I can’t wait to try them.
I hope you enjoy!
Made these for my son and his friends. Big hit. Easy, Delicious, Fun to assemble, Crunchy goodness. Four teens and two happy adults today! Thanks a bunch.
I’m so glad you all loved them!
This recipe is so great! I’ve always loved spring rolls but I have never had the chance to make them at home. Thanks to this super easy, organized and fun recipe I will finally have the opportunity to make them!
Oh wow, these look absolutely delicious and a great idea to use leftovers to make them too! Now I’m craving these for dinner!
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Delicious, Love it. It’s very easy for me. Thanks for sharing !
Delicious, Love it. It’s very easy for me. Thanks for sharing !
I enjoyed over read your blog post. .I have wrote down a bunch and bookmarked your page just incase I lose the pages. Love this recipe come from love and lemons. It combines two of my favorite things –soba spring keeeping sharing!
I enjoyed over read your blog post. .I have wrote down a bunch and bookmarked your page just incase I lose the pages. Love this recipe come from love and lemons. keeeping sharing!
Hi. In Lebanon this type of spring rolls are called “nems” (chinese name?). They are served with a sweet thick dark sauce (with soya sauce or hoisin sauce?). Sometimes the rolls are stuffed with shrimps. Delicious. Couldn’t find anything in french cuisine by the name of nems !
Were are the ingredients measurements?
Love the recipe but can’t cook without the measurements.
I would appreciate if you email me.
Thank you!
it’s fixed now – sorry about that!
This looks soooo good! Love spring rolls!
Spring rolls are my favorite, and I love your soba twist!
These spring rolls look delicious and easy! Any suggestions on a brand of gluten free ponzu sauce? Thanks!
This one looks to be gluten-free:
http://www.amazon.com/Shan-Organic-Ponzu-Sauce-Gluten-Free/dp/B0043SDFPC/ref=pd_sbs_gro_3
Just read the labels to see if they use wheat-free tamari instead of soy sauce. (I’m also going to have a recipe for homemade ponzu coming up)
Looks delicious! I think this is a great appetizer for the fall as a contrast to the heart fall meals to follow!
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Hi Jeanine!
i just discovered your site via a pin of your curried sweet potato soup on pinterest, and i immediately fell in love with it! The bright design and beautiful food photography really caught me! I will browse your past recipes a bit now and look which recipe i could try with the stuff i have on hand…
Wish you a nice day!
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thanks Julia, and welcome!