Crispy Vegetable and Fresh Flower Spring Roll
This dish is not only delicious, but gorgeous. They are super simple to make, just make sure you have all of your ingredients ready to go when you are ready to roll them. The Minty Pistou adds a beautiful freshness. These are perfect for any Spring or Summer party.
Ingredients
- 1 package soba noodles cooked according to the package and cooled
- 1 each English cucumber spiralized or julienned
- 2 each carrot spiralized or julienned
- 1 bunch fresh mint leaves picked
- 1 bunch fresh basil leaves picked
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro leaves picked
- 1 pint shiitake mushrooms julienned and sautéed with 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- to taste Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 pint edible pansies
- 1 package small size rice papers-16cm preferred preferred brand-three ladies(available on amazon)
Minty Pistou
- 1 cup water
- 1 clove garlic smashed
- 1 each Thai chili pepper crushed
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 each lime juiced
- 2 tbsp fish sauce preferred brand-three crabs
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Make sure you have all of the ingredients ready to go and cooled down. Get a small bowl of warm water to work with for the rice papers. Set yourself up a small assembly line. !
- Soak two rice papers together in the warm water until the starch is melted away and the papers are pliable. Pull the ends off of the pansies and slightly pull apart. Place them on the rice paper slightly scattered around, but away from the edge.
- Next, in the center of the paper, place a small amount of soba noodles. On top of the noodles, place a few pieces of mushrooms, the carrots and cucumbers. Top that with a few pieces of each of the herbs. Roll the Spring rolls up leaving the ends open. So, not like a burrito, but like a taquito.
- Cut the very end off of each side and cut down the center. When you roll them, the flowers will be showing through the wrappers.
- For the Pistou- In a bowl, mix together the garlic, Thai chili, sugar, lime juice and fish sauce. Set aside. In a blender, blend the herbs and water. Let them sit separately while you make your Spring Rolls. Before serving, strain the garlic and chili pepper out and mix together the two components to make the sauce. Serve alongside the Spring rolls. Enjoy!