{"id":478,"date":"2015-08-17T11:51:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T15:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2015-08-17T11:51:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T15:51:44","slug":"vietnamese-summer-rolls-with-peanut-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What does one do when going on a road trip from NYC to Montreal? Make Vietnamese summer rolls for the ride, of course! Who says you need to be unhealthy or have terrible roadside food on a lovely scenic drive? These are so simple to make and perfect to have\u00a0packed in your car for a mid-drive snack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?attachment_id=507\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spring roll veggies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?fit=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-507 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?resize=213%2C213\" alt=\"spring roll veggies\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/spring-roll-veggies.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yield: Makes 10-12 rolls<\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10-12\u00a0spring roll or rice paper\u00a0wrappers\u00a0(*note: I couldn&#8217;t find rice paper so I used the smaller spring roll wrappers instead)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup julienned carrots<\/li>\n<li>1 cup julienned cucumbers<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded red cabbage<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp cilantro<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp basil<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tbsp mint<\/li>\n<li>1 chopped scallion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For the <strong>peanut sauce <\/strong>(makes \u00be cup):<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup chunky peanut butter (I used all natural, no additives)<\/li>\n<li>2 garlic cloves, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp rice wine vinegar<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>pinch of cayenne<\/li>\n<li>1-2 tbsp water to thin the sauce (more if needed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Preparation:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blend all of the peanut sauce ingredients together. Set aside while you make the rolls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make one roll at a time. Blanch the rice paper in warm water for\u00a07-10 seconds just until pliable. Carefully remove from the water and lay flat to add ingredients.\u00a0Add enough of each\u00a0ingredient to the rice paper just to make a little log in the middle. Don&#8217;t overstuff or they will break on you and that&#8217;s no fun.\u00a0Roll them up like you would a burrito and dip them in the peanut sauce. They are very delicate but very fresh and delicious!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does one do when going on a road trip from NYC to Montreal? Make Vietnamese summer rolls for the ride, of course! Who says you need to be unhealthy or have terrible roadside food on a lovely scenic drive? These are so simple to make and perfect to have\u00a0packed in your car for a&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=478\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","has-featured-img"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6mLXa-7I","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":570,"url":"https:\/\/www.zestoftheworld.com\/?p=570","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":0},"title":"Maple Bacon Ravioli with Maple Vodka Cream Sauce","author":"Andrea","date":"September 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Maple syrup, maple bacon and maple vodka mixed with creamy cheese?! 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