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Healthy Vietnamese Spring Rolls
For a lunch to help keep you fuller for longer, choose these zingy, fresh, low fat spring rolls with a taste of Asia. The wholegrain noodles combined with the protein from the chicken can help keep you going until dinner time.
Ingredients (makes 12):
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 150g stir fry vegetable mix (peppers, bean sprouts etc.)
- 100g shredded cooked chicken
- 150g wholewheat noodles, cooked
- 1 tbsp each of freshly chopped mint and coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce (plus some for dipping)
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 x 134g pack of spring roll wrappers (rice pancakes)
Method
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the vegetables for 1-2 minutes, allow to cool.
- Mix together the chicken, noodles, herbs and stir fry vegetables with the soy and fish sauces.
- Place the wrappers one at a time into hot water until soft and pliable (10 -15 seconds). Remove the wrappers and lightly blot on a dry, clean tea towel.
- Place equal amounts of the filling in the centre of each wrapper.
- Fold over the bottom and the sides and roll wrapper upwards to form a neat roll shape.
- Serve with additional soy sauce.
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