VIETNAMESE CRAB AND VEGETABLE ROLLS

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 x 200g tin crab meat, drained
  • 5ml fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 20g fresh mint, chopped
  • 20g fresh coriander, chopped
  • 5ml lime juice
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and diced
  • 2 Mediterranean cucumbers
  • 6 Vietnamese rice wrappers*
  • 1 carrot, peeled and cut into
  • thin matchsticks
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into
  • thin strips
  • 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced
  • into matchsticks
  • 50g bean sprouts, optional

FOR THE THAI DIPPING SAUCE:

  • 25ml fish sauce
  • 30ml soy sauce
  • 15ml soft brown sugar
  • 10ml lime juice
  • 1 red or green chilli, thinly sliced, optional

TO SERVE:

  • lime wedges

METHOD

  1. To make the crab filling: place the crab meat in a mixing bowl and fluff it up with a fork. Add the fresh ginger, mint, coriander, lime juice and chilli and mix in with a fork.
  2. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise into long thin strips. Slice again into thin matchsticks, discarding the wateryseeded area.
  3. To prepare the rice wrappers: place some cold water on a large dinner plate or in a very wide bowl. Submerge a wrapper in the water for 10–20 seconds, turning once until it has softened slightly and is pliable. Lift the sheet out of the water and place it on a flat surface. Repeat with the remaining wrappers.
  4. To assemble the rolls: place a dessert-spoonful of the crab mixture in the lower central area of each wrapper and top with a few strips of cucumber, carrot, pepper, apple and bean sprouts, if using.
  5. Fold the bottom and sides of the wrapper over the ingredients and roll up into a spring roll.
  6. To make the dipping sauce: combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
  7. To serve: slice the rolls in half and serve with the dipping sauce and some lime wedges.

COOK’S NOTE: *Rice wrappers are available in the Oriental section of large supermarkets or at Asian food shops.

Alternatively, serve with sweet chilli sauce or any dipping sauce of your choice.

(Makes 6)

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