Vegan (and Gluten-Free) Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Delicious, light and tasty (we have so much in common)!

Tommy Paley
Jul 26, 2017 · 7 min read

I cook a lot.

I have prepared many many different dishes from a large variety of different cuisines.

But, every once and a while I come across a recipe that I haven’t made before and it’s exciting.

Yet, I always proceed with caution.

I look at the list of ingredients and think if the flavours are ones that both my wife and I will enjoy.

I skim through the instructions and figure out if it is something I can pull off without too much stress and a constant desire to order in.

I read between the lines to see if this will take up the whole day and make every dish, pan and pot in the kitchen dirty.

I decide if the meal will be a good balance of tasty, healthy and within our budget.

And then, if satisfied, I’ll drop everything and drive to the grocery store, tongue almost literally wagging out the window, to buy the necessary items so I can go home and cook this new and potentially world-changing dish.

Hyperbole much?

Well, this recipe is one such recipe.

It may look like a lot of ingredients and steps, but it is remarkably simple.

It may look ordinary or plain, but it is delicious and the sauce is absolutely incredible.

It may look hard to put together, but I promise you it is easy.

And I’ve struggled with things that need to be stuffed and rolled before (don’t ask, I’ll start to cry), and I found this to be so wonderful and stress-free to make.

I couldn’t recommend this dish more.

You must make these summer rolls!

Ingredients

Thai Baked Tofu

1 lb Tofu

2 Tbs Vegetable Oil

3 Tbs Tamari Soy Sauce

2 Garlic Cloves

1 Tsp Lime Zest

3 Tbs Lime Juice

1 Tbs Agave Syrup

1/2–3 Tbs Thai Red Curry Paste

Summer Rolls

18 Rice Paper Sheets

1/4 lb Rice Vermicelli Noodles

1 Large Carrot

1 Large Red Bell Pepper

3 Small Radishes

1 Large Avocado

1/3 Large English Cucumber

1 Bunch Mint

1 Bunch Cilantro

1 Bunch Thai Basil

Peanut Dipping Sauce

1/3 Cup Peanut Butter

1 Tbsp Tamari Soy Sauce

1 Tbsp Agave Syrup

1 Tbsp Lime Juice

1/2 Tsp Chili Garlic Sauce

Hot water

Steps

  1. Enter the kitchen and survey the surroundings looking for hidden cameras and mocking family members. For those who “can’t cook” as well as those who think they are incredible, it’s important to give both the illusion of confidence as well as carrying some humility in case you burn the house down. When ready, set oven to 400 degrees.

And now, you are ready to eat.

Ask your family or friends or enemy combatants to join you at the table.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, pick up a roll, swirl it in the sauce and raise it skyward, looking at it like you just discovered fire before taking a bite.

Close your eyes to give the impression that the food is so good that you honestly can’t look anyone in the eyes at the same time (the food is that good, but seriously, you don’t have to close your eyes).

Enjoy the playful mix of fillings, coated with the delicious sauce that you make a mental note to make a vat of for the next time you need to eat away your sorrows.

It’s healthy. It’s light. It’s tasty. And, in the blink of an eye, it’s gone.

You have to make these rolls.

They are yummy.

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I write creative non-fiction, humorous and random short stories, unique and tasty recipes and fiction involving odd and funny relationships. I also love cheese.

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A place for odd and random writing, creative non-fiction, colourful satire, humorous short stories, unique fiction and the occasional subversive recipe.

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