Salad Rolls with Pineapple and Pineapple Mint Dipping Sauce
Salad Rolls with Pineapple and Pineapple Mint Dipping Sauce
Well, Angie has gotten me so thrilled to participate in her Healthy Recipe Challenge, that I can’t stop thinking about leafy greens and pineapple! Out of the blue, recipes just keep popping into my mind. Here is what I made last night, and I am excited to report that they are so fresh and light, that my hubby and I literally inhaled the whole batch (and felt no guilt). Normally I love to eat peanut sauce with my salad rolls, but since the emphasis is on health here, I designed a completely different kind of sauce to eat with the salad rolls. It is the perfect accompaniment, and cuts out oodles of calories that you would consume in the peanut sauce.
Check out Angie’s site for amazing recipes with leafy greens and pineapple! And in the interest of sharing great health with other amazing blog parties, I will be sending this over to Take Two Tapas for the Saucy Saturdays link-up.
So healthy and fresh!
Salad Rolls with Pineapple and Pineapple Mint Dipping Sauce
Ingredients:
Rice paper wrappers
Rice vermicelli
Prawns
Green lettuce leaves, washed and dried
Carrots, julienned
Red bell pepper, julienned
Pineapple slices (fresh)
Pea shoots
Cilantro sprigs
Fresh mint leaves
Pineapple Mint Dipping Sauce
1 cup fresh pineapple cubes
4 teaspoons chopped fresh mint
4 tablespoons pineapple juice
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
¼ teaspoon sambal olek (optional)
½ teaspoon salt
Method:
Prepare the dipping sauce first:
Place all of the ingredients, except for the mint and sambal olek in a blender and blend until you have a nice saucy consistency. Add the mint and blend until you have light green flecks in the dipping sauce. Stir in the sambal olek if you are using it. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Remove the dipping sauce to little serving bowls.
For the rolls begin by preparing all of the ingredients, and assembling them on a large platter or wooden board for easy access.
I have not given specific quantities here because it depends on how many rolls you are making.
In a large bowl, soak the vermicelli in boiling water until it becomes cooked. Drain in a colander and then on a clean tea towel until all of the water is gone. Place in a bowl.
You can use pre-cooked prawns, but if you are using raw prawns: pull the tails off the prawns. In a large non-stick skillet, lightly sauté them in a bit of vegetable oil, just until they turn pink and curl in on themselves. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. When they are cool, gently cut them in half length-wise. Place on the assembly board.
For the pineapple slices, simply cut long slices from your fresh pineapple once you have peeled it. Nice fat slices are best.
Once you have assembled all of the ingredients for the rolls, begin to prepare them.
Simply dip one of the rice paper wrappers in a big bowl of very hot water, until it has softened enough to handle. Don’t over-soak it or it will tear. Gently wring the water out of it.
Place the moistened wapper on your work surface. On the bottom 1/3 of the round, place 3 or 4 of the shrimp halves, uncut side towards the rice paper wrapper. Beneath that (closer to the bottom of round, place a piece of green lettuce. (Leave a bout one inch of the rice paper round empty.) On top of the lettuce, place some pea shoots, cilantro sprigs, and mint leaves. On top of the shrimp, place a pineapple piece, some carrots and red pepper. Top this with some of the vermicelli noodles.
Gently fold the bottom of the roll up on top of the lettuce and begin to roll this area on top of the shrimp/vegetable section. Roll tightly without ripping the rice paper. Fold in the outer sections so that it creates an envelope, holding in all of the ingredients. Finish rolling all of the rice paper around the salad ingredients. This takes a bit of practice, but it is fun and the end results are so pretty.
Using a serrated knife, cut the rolls in half and serve with the pineapple/ mint dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Who would believe there are so many possibilities for leafy greens and pineapple!
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32 Responses to “Salad Rolls with Pineapple and Pineapple Mint Dipping Sauce”
Sounds very delicious
Thanks so much! I had a lot of fun making this! 😀
They look fabulous and fresh! A perfect idea for the challenge 🙂 x
Thanks, Elaine! My brain is still full of ideas, now I just have to find the time to make them all!
I know what you mean! Having struggled with the challenge initially the floodgates have now opened, wide!!!
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Excellent…they looks fresh and healthy!
Thanks so much, Zeba! I appreciate it.
👏 👏 I made 3 different things when I was experimenting, this is one of them (or something very similar). Of course my rolls didn’t turn out as pretty. I have a hard time making summer rolls!! Everybody kept saying they’re the easiest thing, but mine kept falling apart! That sauce!! I’m going to make it today. I’m so excited! Bravo, Julianna! 👏 👏
Thanks Angie! Well, my hubby really loved the sauce. He is brutally hones, so it must taste good! I think the key to the rolls, is to roll them really tightly. 😀
These look so healthy and bright! I love the colors, they are especially welcome on this dreary afternoon!
Thanks Jenny! Yes, the colours really lift the spirit in this mid-winter gloomy weather! Glad you like them too! 😀
love this food, very delicious and healthy :))
Thanks so much. I am glad that you like this. 😀
I enjoy salad rolls. They are my go to appetizer at Asian restaurants. I really like the way that you have added many new and different ingredients to them.
Thanks so much, Donald! I love them too, and now I realize that you can put many things into these little rolls! 😀
This is soo fresh and healthy! I love rice paper rolls and these are so pretty as well. I have never tried pineapple with mint before and have to give your dressing a go! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Thanks Petra! I have had pineapple and mint in some Thai/Malay/Vietnamese restaurants before, and it is so refreshing and light! I hope you like it if you give it a try. 😀
I will! 🙂
This is just lovely! 🙂
Your dip sounds really, really good 🙂
Beautiful and healthy too. I must try your sauce.
Tracey
Oooo clever you Juliana! Love it. I’ve never worked with rice wrappers before, are they easy to handle? I love that fresh look, and what an array of colors and textures. Well done 🙂 Oh and hand me a teaspoon please, I could just dive into that sauce!
Oh Juliana, this looks amazing, and I love your sauce! Congratulations!
They look incredible! I am a nutritionist and I just started my own blog about healthy and affordable eating, so feel free to check it out! 🙂
This recipe is really clean yet looks very appetizing, love it!
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These look divine! What a wonderful and tasty way to get your veggies! YUM! I can’t wait to try these. I have some rice paper in my pantry I’ve been meaning to use up! 🙂
Hi Tamara. Thanks so much for stopping by and also for the reblog! I really appreciate it! 😀
My pleasure. It’s a great recipe. I can’t wait to make it. 🙂
These look fresh and tasty. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for sharing! I have a poetry blog here on WordPress and today’s poem is about excitement in case you have time to have a look? Have a good day, Sam 🙂