If you’re in a cooking rut and looking for something new, get rolling with these sweet little rice paper morsels of goodness. A crowd favourite, these are great for a Friday night cocktail party, or even just as a special treat to get you through the week!
Packed with persimmons and prawns, this modern twist on the traditional rice paper roll will have you seriously considering if you want to share them around…
Persimmon and Prawn Rice Paper Rolls
Serves 8
Ingredients
60gm dried rice vermicelli
8 16cm round rice paper wrappers
8 medium butter lettuce leaves, washed
8 large cooked king prawns, peeled, de-veined and
sliced in half lengthways
24 fresh mint leaves
1 small firm sweet persimmon, julienned
1 small Lebanese cucumber, julienned
24 fresh coriander leaves
Dipping sauce:
1 tablespoon Japanese rice vinegar
4 tablespoons hoi sin sauce
1 tablespoon unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
Method
- Prepare rice vermicelli as per packet instructions, drain well.
- Combine all ingredients for the dipping sauce.
- Place one rice sheet in warm water until just softened, remove and place on a clean, damp tea towel.
- Lay a lettuce leaf over the wrapper, top with two pieces of prawn horizontally, three mint leaves, a little persimmon, cucumber, rice vermicelli and three coriander leaves.
- Fold bottom of wrapper up over the filling, fold one side in and then roll up tightly. Repeat until all rice sheets are used and keep rolls under damp cloth while preparing each.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
