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Thai Fresh Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Thai food has been a favorite of mine ever since I was a little girl. I used to make Thai fresh rolls and homemade peanut sauce with my dad and brother when I was young. It was always a fun meal because we got to roll up the fresh rolls. We usually would have it with some homemade Thai soup and it was one of my favorite meals.
To this day I still make fresh rolls and peanut sauce. Some times I have it with soup and sometimes I just have the fresh rolls as a snack. Anyways, I hope this recipe brings love and joy to you and your family!
With love from my kitchen to yours,
Kayley
Thai Fresh Rolls with Peanut Sauce
AuthorKayley O'BrienFor the peanut sauce, combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend till smooth. Transfer to a serving dish, bowl, jar, or other container and place in refrigerator to cool.
For the fresh rolls, bring some water to a boil in a pot over high heat. Then add noddles and cook for 4 mins. Once done, drain, rinse with cool water, drain again, and set aside.
Heat some water and pour it into a shallow dish wide enough to fit your rice paper sheets. Dip a rice paper sheet into the water for a few seconds then remove. The goal of this is to soften it enough for you to roll it, but not so much that it is hard to move without it sticking together and jumbling into a messy ball. The hotter the water, the quicker it will soften so beware of that.
After dipping the rice paper in water, transfer it to a cutting board. Place some rice noodles, a few carrot strips, a few cucumber strips, a few tofu strips, some lettuce, and a little mint if using. If you are using a large rice paper you will be making two fresh rolls at once so put more of the filling in. If you are using the small rice papers you will just be making one at a time. Then roll your fresh roll up like a burrito. If you are using large rice papers, cut your fresh roll in half. If you are using small rice papers you do not need to cut it. Repeat until you have used up all your ingredients, or have your desired number of fresh rolls. This recipes makes about 12 rolls and enough peanut sauce for all the rolls. This would serve about 3 people as a light meal and 6 people as an appetizer or side dish. Leftovers also keep well in the fridge.
Serve your fresh rolls with the peanut sauce as a meal or side dish to a nice Thai curry or soup and enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
For the peanut sauce, combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend till smooth. Transfer to a serving dish, bowl, jar, or other container and place in refrigerator to cool.
For the fresh rolls, bring some water to a boil in a pot over high heat. Then add noddles and cook for 4 mins. Once done, drain, rinse with cool water, drain again, and set aside.
Heat some water and pour it into a shallow dish wide enough to fit your rice paper sheets. Dip a rice paper sheet into the water for a few seconds then remove. The goal of this is to soften it enough for you to roll it, but not so much that it is hard to move without it sticking together and jumbling into a messy ball. The hotter the water, the quicker it will soften so beware of that.
After dipping the rice paper in water, transfer it to a cutting board. Place some rice noodles, a few carrot strips, a few cucumber strips, a few tofu strips, some lettuce, and a little mint if using. If you are using a large rice paper you will be making two fresh rolls at once so put more of the filling in. If you are using the small rice papers you will just be making one at a time. Then roll your fresh roll up like a burrito. If you are using large rice papers, cut your fresh roll in half. If you are using small rice papers you do not need to cut it. Repeat until you have used up all your ingredients, or have your desired number of fresh rolls. This recipes makes about 12 rolls and enough peanut sauce for all the rolls. This would serve about 3 people as a light meal and 6 people as an appetizer or side dish. Leftovers also keep well in the fridge.
Serve your fresh rolls with the peanut sauce as a meal or side dish to a nice Thai curry or soup and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition:
Peanut Sauce-
| Ingredients | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein |
| 1/4 cup canned coconut milk | 111.3 | 12g | 1.6g | 1.2g |
| 1 tbsp Thai red chili paste | 15 | 0g | 2g | 1g |
| 1/4 cup unsalted peanut butter | 360 | 30g | 10g | 16g |
| 2 tsp soy sauce | 5.7 | 0.1g | 0.5g | 0.9g |
| 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil | 20.4 | 2.4g | 0g | 0g |
| Total (serves 3) | 512.4 | 44.5g | 14.1g | 19.1g |
| 1 Serving | 170.8 | 14.8g | 4.7g | 6.4g |
Fresh Rolls-
| Ingredients | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein |
| 2.25 oz thin rice noodles | 224.9 | 0.6g | 50.6g | 4.5g |
| 12 small or 6 large rice paper sheets | 282 | 1g | 61.8g | 4.2g |
| 1 large carrots (46g) | 16 | 0.1g | 3.8g | 0.3g |
| 3/4 small cucumber (137g) | 20.4 | 0.1g | 5g | 0.9g |
| 4.5 oz firm or extra firm tofu | 135 | 7.5g | 1.5g | 13.5g |
| Total (12 rolls) | 678 | 9.3g | 122.7g | 23.4g |
| 4 rolls | 226.1 | 3.1g | 40.9g | 7.8g |
Whole Meal-
| Ingredients | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein |
| 1/3 peanut sauce | 170.8 | 14.8g | 4.7g | 6.4g |
| 4 fresh rolls | 226.1 | 3.1g | 40.9g | 7.8g |
| Total | 396.9 | 17.9g | 45.6g | 14.2g |
Notes:
- Traditionally made soy products (like “traditionally brewed soy sauce”) are vastly different than commercially produced soy products. Many modern companies make soy sauce using chemical methods in place of fermentation to save time. Fermentation is key to making soy healthy for consumption. During fermentation goitrogens and phytoestrogens (chemicals that naturally occur in soy) are neutralized by “using the fat- and protein- rich beans as a substrate for microbial action” (4). If these chemicals are not neutralized, they can disrupt thyroid and sex hormone function causing “hypo- and hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, and – particularly during infancy or pregnancy – male and female reproductive disorders” (4, 5, 6). For these reasons it is important to buy traditionally made soy products.
- Nutrition is based on the products I use. I provide a nutrition table so that you can quickly check to see if your food products match or so that you can easily calculate the nutrition for any changes you want to make to the recipe. I think this helps if you have very specific diet goals and/or fitness and/or health goals. I also wanted you to be able to see exactly where I get the numbers for my nutrition facts so that you can see that they are reliable and learn more about macro breakdowns of food.
Works Cited
1. Nutritionix. Gladson. https://www.nutritionix.com/ Accessed 17 December 2020.
2. Calorie King. https://www.calorieking.com/ Accessed 17 December 2020.
3. Eat This Much. https://www.eatthismuch.com/ Accessed 17 December 2020.
4. Shanahan, Catherine. Deep Nutrition. New York: Flat Iron Books. 2016. Print.
5. “Soy Sauce.” Science Direct. Accessed 28 October 2019. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/soy-sauce
6. “The Story and Science of Soy Sauce.” Science Meets Food. 6 June 2019. http://sciencemeetsfood.org/story-science-soy-sauce/
About Kayley
Kayley is a certified gut health nutrition coach who helps people to overcome their chronic gut and digestive issues at the root using the principles of ancestral nutrition and holistic health. (Continue Reading Here)
