Salmon Spring Rolls With Coriander Dipping Sauce

Serves: 5

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

47

Sweetness

46

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Soy Sauce

2.5 tsps

Sugar (to taste)

Directions:

1

To make marinade: In a large bowl, whisk together marinade ingredients with salt and pepper to taste

2

In a large bowl, whisk together marinade ingredients with salt and pepper to taste

3

Cut salmon crosswise into 12 pieces, each about 2 1/2 by 1 inch, and add to marinade

4

Marinate salmon, turning pieces occasionally, 30 minutes

5

Cut salmon crosswise into 12 pieces, each about 2 1/2 by 1 inch, and add to marinade

6

Marinate salmon, turning pieces occasionally, 30 minutes

7

Make dipping sauce while salmon marinates: In a small bowl, whisk together all dipping sauce ingredients except coriander

8

(Coriander will be added just before serving

9

) In a small bowl, whisk together all dipping sauce ingredients except coriander

10

(Coriander will be added just before serving

11

) Remove salmon from marinade and pat dry

12

Fill a small shallow baking pan or cake pan with warm water

13

Soak 4 sheets rice paper until very pliable, about 45 seconds

14

Carefully, stack soaked sheets, 1 at a time, between single layers of paper towels to drain, ending with a rice paper

15

Put 1 sheet of rice paper on a clean dry work surface, reserving dampened paper towel, and arrange 1 salmon piece crosswise on bottom half of sheet, leaving a 1-inch border on bottom edge and on each side

16

Top salmon with about 4 coriander leaves, 1 teaspoon scallion greens, and salt and pepper to taste

17

Roll up filling in sheet, folding in sides after first roll to completely enclose filling, and continue rolling

18

Wrap filled spring roll in reserved dampened paper towel to help form spring roll and keep it moist

19

Make more spring rolls in same manner with remaining 3 soaked sheets

20

Transfer assembled rolls in dampened paper towels to a tray and repeat procedure with remaining 8 rice paper sheets, 4 at a time, and ingredients

21

Carefully unwrap 4 spring rolls from paper towels

22

In a deep 12-inch non-stick heavy skillet, heat 1/4 inch oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry 4 spring rolls, turning once, until golden brown and salmon is cooked through, about 3 minutes

23

Transfer spring rolls as fried with metal tongs to a baking sheet lined with paper towels to drain

24

Repeat procedure with remaining spring rolls

25

Stir coriander into dipping sauce

26

Serve spring rolls as an hors d'oeuvre or first course with dipping sauce and garnish with coriander sprigs

27

Remove salmon from marinade and pat dry

28

Fill a small shallow baking pan or cake pan with warm water

29

Soak 4 sheets rice paper until very pliable, about 45 seconds

30

Carefully, stack soaked sheets, 1 at a time, between single layers of paper towels to drain, ending with a rice paper

31

Put 1 sheet of rice paper on a clean dry work surface, reserving dampened paper towel, and arrange 1 salmon piece crosswise on bottom half of sheet, leaving a 1-inch border on bottom edge and on each side

32

Top salmon with about 4 coriander leaves, 1 teaspoon scallion greens, and salt and pepper to taste

33

Roll up filling in sheet, folding in sides after first roll to completely enclose filling, and continue rolling

34

Wrap filled spring roll in reserved dampened paper towel to help form spring roll and keep it moist

35

Make more spring rolls in same manner with remaining 3 soaked sheets

36

Transfer assembled rolls in dampened paper towels to a tray and repeat procedure with remaining 8 rice paper sheets, 4 at a time, and ingredients

37

Carefully unwrap 4 spring rolls from paper towels

38

In a deep 12-inch non-stick heavy skillet, heat 1/4 inch oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry 4 spring rolls, turning once, until golden brown and salmon is cooked through, about 3 minutes

39

Transfer spring rolls as fried with metal tongs to a baking sheet lined with paper towels to drain

40

Repeat procedure with remaining spring rolls

41

Stir coriander into dipping sauce

42

Serve spring rolls as an hors d'oeuvre or first course with dipping sauce and garnish with coriander sprigs