When you’re following a Partial Meal Replacement plan, there’s no point dwelling on what you can’t eat; instead, embrace everything you can eat, like these delicious Vietnamese-inspired veggie summer rolls.
Light, summery, fresh and delicious, these tasty vegetarian rolls make a great snack, light lunch or even a starter. Serve them alongside our gorgeous dipping sauce and they’ll go down a treat with the whole family, whether they’re joining you on your weight loss journey or not.
They’re seriously easy to make too – you just need a few minutes for chopping and assembling, making them a great option for rustling up when you need something quick and easy to keep you satisfied.
Ingredients:
For the summer rolls:
- 4 rice paper wraps
- Handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped
- Handful of mung bean sprouts
- 1 small bunch of chives, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, sliced into thin strips
- 1 cucumber, sliced into thin strips
- 1 carrot, peeled and sliced into thin strips
- Handful of snow peas, still in their pods
- Handful of cabbage, shredded into strips
- 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, grated
For the dipping sauce:
- 1tbsp of black vinegar
- 1tbsp sesame oil
Method:
- Slice the red pepper, cucumber and carrot into matchstick shapes
- Finely chop the herbs
- Rehydrate one of the rice paper wraps in warm water for just a few seconds. Place on a clean tea towel, as they can otherwise be quite hard to handle
- Then, place an even amount of each sliced vegetable in the rice paper wrap and roll into a cigar-like shape
- Rehydrate and fold the rest of the wraps to make the remainder of the veggie rolls
- Mix together the sesame oil and black vinegar and serve alongside the summer rolls as a tasty dipping sauce
- Tuck in!
Nutritional Content Per Serving:
Serving Size: 1 roll with 1tsp dipping sauce
- Energy: 384kJ (92 calories)
- Protein: 2.1g
- Carbs: 10.8g
- Added Sugars: 0g
- Fibre: 2.6g
- Total Fats: 3.3g
- Saturated Fats: 0.4g
- Monounsaturated Fats: 2.2g
- Polyunsaturated Fats: 0.3g
- Sodium: 31.3mg
