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🍽️ Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Shrimp and Asparagus
119 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g Thai asparagus
- salt
- 8 sheets rice paper
- 8 small lettuce leaves (e.g. iceberg lettuce)
- 16 cooked shrimp (ready to use)
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
Instructions
- 1. Thoroughly wash the asparagus spears.
- 2. Bring plenty of water with salt to a boil.
- 3. Cook the asparagus spears in it for 2 to 3 minutes (this is called blanching).
- 4. Remove the asparagus from the hot water immediately.
- 5. Let the asparagus drain.
- 6. Cut the asparagus spears in half lengthwise if necessary.
- 7. Fill a shallow bowl with water.
- 8. The bowl should be slightly larger than the rice paper sheets.
- 9. Lay a kitchen towel flat on your work surface.
- 10. Have a second kitchen towel ready nearby.
- 11. Dip a single rice paper sheet briefly into the water.
- 12. Let the sheet soak in the water for about 1 minute.
- 13. Carefully remove the softened sheet.
- 14. Place the sheet flat on the spread-out kitchen towel.
- 15. Gently pat the sheet dry with the second towel.
- 16. Wash and clean a lettuce leaf.
- 17. Place the lettuce leaf in the center of the rice paper.
- 18. Place a few asparagus spears on the lettuce.
- 19. Cut the shrimp in half lengthwise.
- 20. Place two halved shrimp next to the asparagus.
- 21. Drizzle the filling with a little vinegar.
- 22. Fold two opposite edges of the rice paper over the filling.
- 23. Roll the spring roll tightly starting from the bottom edge.
- 24. Serve the rolls with chili sauce or soy sauce for dipping.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 119
- Protein: 18 g · Fett/Fat: 1 g · Carbs: 8 g