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Spring Rolls With Shredded Broccoli Stems, Vermicelli and Red Pepper
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- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 2ounces rice vermicelli (thin rice sticks)
- ¼cup rice vinegar
- 2teaspoons soy sauce
- 3cups grated broccoli stems (it’s fine to use a packaged mix of grated broccoli stems and carrots)
- Salt to taste
- 4ounces firm tofu, cut in 1x½-inch dominoes
- 1tablespoon light miso
- 1tablespoon chopped chives
- 2tablespoons chopped Thai basil or tarragon
- 2tablespoons mint leaves, coarsely chopped, plus additional leaves
- ½cup cilantro, chopped, plus additional sprigs
- 8inner romaine lettuce leaves, chopped
- 16 to 24pieces pickled ginger (to taste)
- 88-½-inch rice flour spring roll wrappers
Preparation
- Step 1
Place the rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Soak for 20 minutes, or until pliable. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drain the noodles and add to the boiling water. Boil 1 minute and drain. Rinse with cold water and transfer to a bowl. Cut the noodles into 2-inch lengths with kitchen scissors. Toss with 2 teaspoons of the rice vinegar and the soy sauce.
- Step 2
Place the shredded broccoli stems in a colander and toss with salt to taste. Let drain for 15 minutes and squeeze out excess water. (This step can be omitted if serving the spring rolls right away).
- Step 3
Combine shredded broccoli stems with chopped herbs and 2 tablespoons of the rice vinegar in a large bowl. Place lettuce in another bowl and toss with remaining vinegar and salt to taste.
- Step 4
Pat tofu pieces dry with paper towels and spread a little miso on each piece.
- Step 5
Fill a bowl with warm water and place a spring roll wrapper in it just until it is pliable, about 30 seconds. Remove from water and drain briefly on a kitchen towel. Place wrapper on your work surface and arrange several cilantro sprigs and whole mint leaves, vein side up, on wrapper. Leaving a 2-inch margin on the sides, place a handful of the broccoli stem mixture on the wrapper, slightly nearer to the edge closest to you. Top with a handful of lettuce, then a handful of noodles. Arrange 2 pieces of tofu and 2 or 3 slices of pickled ginger on top of the noodles. Fold in sides of wrapper, then roll up tightly. To really firm up the rolls, wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- If wrapper tears when you roll it, you can moisten another wrapper and roll the torn one in that one. Two wrappers will not make an overly thick roll.
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Cooking Notes
Red pepper?
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