The classic spring roll gets a summery twist with this light and healthy version filled with all your favorite seasonal vegetables!
"It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart." -Rainer Maria Rilke
Oh how pleasant it is to be greeted in the morning by warm light than darkness, and the refreshing Spring air. Today we officially welcome the new season, and hopefully bid winter adieu once and for all.
I'm feeling more optimistic than I have in quite some time as I write this. After the long winter we've endured, I look out my window, dreamily musing over the bare yard thawing still from the faint patches of ice. Before my eyes, like a reel in motion, the bushes are a lush green with vines of morning glories spilling over the tops, and the beautiful vegetable box vibrant with tricolored vegetables and fragrant herbs. I long to sit out on dock with a cup of coffee, watching the gold dusty sunsets that come only a few months out of the year.
The first day of Spring has been an extremely pleasant one and as I stepped out my door today, there beneath the cold but softened earth was a young daffodil peaking through. Synonymous with new beginnings and rebirth, the 'Lent Lily' not only marks the end of winter, but a prosperous future ahead...now isn't that something to smile about?
So, let's celebrate the new season with these colorful and delicious vegetable spring rolls. It's a recipe I've been holding onto for a bit, saved particularly for today.
Fresh seasonal vegetables are wrapped in delicate rice wrappers for a light, crisp meal that is hearty but nourishing in more ways than one.
You can use your favorite veggies sliced delicately thin for this recipe and make it your own. Get creative and go all out with your favorite produce.
I used an array of sweet peas, crisp corn, golden beets, carrots, cucumbers, ginger, avocados, and cabbage to add a little extra 'meat' to this Springy dish. These go particularly well with a simple soy based dipping sauce that I prepared on the side.
Vegetable Spring Rolls
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Main Dish
Ingredients
For the Spring Rolls:
- 8-10 spring roll wrappers
- 2 medium golden beets, washed and sliced very thin
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- 1/2 cup sweet peas
- 1 medium avocado- peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 small cucumber- peeled and julienned
- 1 medium carrot- peeled and julienned
- 1 cup red cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup green cabbage, shredded
- 1/2-inch piece of fresh ginger, julienned or pickled ginger
For Asian Dipping Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
- 1 heaping teaspoon fresh chili paste
- 2 teaspoons apricot preserves
Instructions
- Prepare your work surface by placing a damp town onto a cutting board and place all the prepared vegetables in separate bowls.
- Fill a shallow dish with warm water and soak one spring roll sheet at a time in the water for about 20-30 second, until just pliable. Carefully lift the spring roll onto the damp towel.
- Top the wrapper with some beet slices first, cabbage, carrots, cucumber slices, ginger, avocado, then corn and sweet peas.
- Tightly but carefully, roll the wrapper around the filling, tucking in the side as you roll. Repeat with the remaining wrappers until you have used all the fillings.
- In a small dish, whisk all ingredients for the dipping sauce and serve alongside the spring rolls. Serve and enjoy!
Enjoy with Love!
sara says
I always order mine from a Thai restaurant near me and love it. Now, I going to make it by myself. Thanks 🙂
Diane says
I love spring rolls but I have never seen wrappers here, guess I could make my own but a hassle! Diane
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
You've included so many of my favorite things in these beautiful spring rolls! They are vibrant, and I'm sure, crunchy and delicious! Lovely!
allie says
Dear Catherine, these spring rolls are so pretty - I love all the bright and fresh veggies for spring. Spring came here too, but then it left again. We've had high winds and bitter cold, it's in the 20's tonight. Can't wait to see my first daffodil too! I hope all is well there - we are in the process of packing up our house and moving across town. We've needed more space for awhile and so the timing seems right. Hope all is well there and that you will be out enjoying sunsets on your dock very soon. XO
Taylor Kiser says
I love Spring too and all that it brings with it! These vegetable spring rolls are just what my menu needs to celebrate Spring's arrival! Such a healthy and delicious way to enjoy the new seasonal produce!
Rachel @Simple Seasonal says
These look so crunchy and fresh!
Big Daddy Dave says
Catherine, This is one of my wife's favorite things! She loves fresh spring rolls... These are right up her alley! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Pamela says
I love spring rolls - I could have them for dinner by themselves! These look so fresh and pretty!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I always love this kind of spring rolls. Yours look very pretty and healthy!
gloria says
Looks absolutely delicious !!