Full of crisp veggies and fresh herbs, this Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad is what you need this summer. This salad is inspired by the traditional Vietnamese summer roll that way all know and love.
This noodle and veggie dish is really the perfect thing this summer. Our Vietnamese summer roll salad is a flavorful and herby creation inspired by the original summer roll.
What are Vietnamese Summer Rolls
These bad boys have a couple different names they go by: fresh spring rolls, gỏi cuốn, and summer rolls. They are typically a rehydrated rice paper filled with fresh veggies, herbs, and a protein like shrimp or tofu. They also are served with a dipping sauce, mostly a peanut sauce.
Peanut Dressing
We also made a peanut sauce to pour on your salad to give you that savory punch. Simply combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and lime juice until a thick paste forms. Slowly add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until you have your preferred consistency. We like ours on the thinner side so that way its not over powering the other elements of this dish.
And if you are sleeping on these when you grab take out you are definitely missing out. They are packed with flavor, and leaving you feeling good even though you inhaled 4 or 5.
With this recipe we wanted to keep the flavors the same and the feeling satisfied after enjoying this dish as well. To do that we chose to make this with a wider noodle than what you will find in a traditional summer roll. We also created an herby sauce to help coat the noodles and bring a ton of flavor.
You Can Make These Into Summer Rolls as Well!
This recipe can be easily modified to be made into summer rolls as well. Simply just take the ingredients and pile them into a sheet or rehydrated rice paper and roll! Just be aware how much you are filling these rolls because the different sized noodles adds a lot of heft if you choose to do so.
Now you have more than one way to enjoy this salad! We hoped you enjoyed this weeks recipe! Let us know by leaving a comment or tagging us on instagram with @vegiventurer or by using the hashtag #vegiventurer.
Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
- 1 tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 clove Garlic grated
- 1 tbsp Grated Ginger
- 1/2 Lime juiced
- 1-4 tbsp Hot Water
Salad Ingredients
- 1 8 oz Package of Pad Thai Rice Noodles
- 1 small Shallot sliced
- 1/2 cup Neutral Oil
- 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
- 1/4 cup Mint, Basil, Or Combo of Both chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1-2 tbsp Maple Syrup, Honey, or Sweetener of choice
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Medium Carrot shredded
- 1/2 English Cucumber deseeded and sliced
- 2 Scallions sliced
- 12 Leaves of Bibb Lettuce
- 12-16 Large Shrimp cooked and shells removed
- Additional Herbs for Garnishing
- Sriracha for Garnishing
Instructions
To Make the Peanut Sauce
- Combine peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and juice from lime in a small bowl. Mix until a thick paste forms.
- Add 1 tablespoon of hot water at a time and stir until the dipping sauce is to your preferred consistency.
To Make the Salad
- Cook pad thai noodles with instructions on box. Once you drain the noodles, run under cold water to stop the cooking process and to wash the starch away. You will know the noodles are clean when the water they are in runs clear. Set aside while you make the herb oil.
- In a small sauce pan, heat oil to frying temperature. Add your scallions and reduce the heat. Reducing the heat will ensure the shallots crisp up thoroughly. This will take 20-30 minutes.
- While your shallot is frying away, add your cilantro, other herbs, and garlic into a medium bowl
- When your shallots are a deep golden color, remove from the oil and set to dry on a paper towel.
- While the oil is still hot, carefully pour over your herb and garlic mixture. The moisture in the herbs will sputter but will be fine. Add your sesame oil, sweetener or choice, and salt to the mix and combine.
- Once the salt has dissolved, add your noodles and stir until combined
- Plate one portion of noodles, as well as your veggies, shrimp, fried shallot, and additional herbs for garnishing. Top with peanut sauce and drizzle of sriracha if you are not heat sensitive and enjoy.
