Summer Rolls With Baked Tofu And Sweet-And-Savory Dipping Sauce

Serves: 4

Darlene Legros

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

45

Sweetness

49

Sourness

50

mins

Prep time (avg)

4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Sugar

1 cup

Hoisin Sauce

2 tbsps

Water

Directions:

1

Soak noodles in a medium bowl of boiling-hot water 10 minutes

2

Meanwhile, blanch carrot in boiling water until softened, about 45 seconds

3

Drain

4

Rinse under cold water to stop cooking, then transfer to a small bowl along with cucumber, jalapeño, vinegar, sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt

5

Let stand 5 minutes

6

Reserve 2 tablespoons liquid and drain pickled vegetables

7

Drain noodles and rinse under cold water, then drain and pat dry

8

Toss noodles with remaining 3/4 teaspoon lime juice and snip with kitchen shears 5 or 6 times

9

Fill a shallow pan or pie plate with warm water

10

Soak 2 rice-paper rounds until they begin to soften, about 30 seconds, then let excess water drip off and stack soaked rounds on a work surface so that they overlap by all but 1 inch on either side

11

Put 2 pieces of romaine on bottom third of round

12

Top with one eighth of noodles (about 2 tablespoons), tofu (4 sticks), bean sprouts (about 2 tablespoons), herbs (3 tablespoons), and pickled vegetables (3 tablespoons)

13

Roll up tightly around filling, folding in sides

14

Make 7 more rolls in same manner

15

Stir together hoisin sauce, peanut butter, water, and reserved 2 tablespoons pickling liquid

16

Serve rolls with dipping sauce

17

Soak noodles in a medium bowl of boiling-hot water 10 minutes

18

Meanwhile, blanch carrot in boiling water until softened, about 45 seconds

19

Drain

20

Rinse under cold water to stop cooking, then transfer to a small bowl along with cucumber, jalapeño, vinegar, sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt

21

Let stand 5 minutes

22

Reserve 2 tablespoons liquid and drain pickled vegetables

23

Drain noodles and rinse under cold water, then drain and pat dry

24

Toss noodles with remaining 3/4 teaspoon lime juice and snip with kitchen shears 5 or 6 times

25

Fill a shallow pan or pie plate with warm water

26

Soak 2 rice-paper rounds until they begin to soften, about 30 seconds, then let excess water drip off and stack soaked rounds on a work surface so that they overlap by all but 1 inch on either side

27

Put 2 pieces of romaine on bottom third of round

28

Top with one eighth of noodles (about 2 tablespoons), tofu (4 sticks), bean sprouts (about 2 tablespoons), herbs (3 tablespoons), and pickled vegetables (3 tablespoons)

29

Roll up tightly around filling, folding in sides

30

Make 7 more rolls in same manner

31

Stir together hoisin sauce, peanut butter, water, and reserved 2 tablespoons pickling liquid

32

Serve rolls with dipping sauce