Vegetarian Tofu Fresh Spring Rolls

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  1 tsp or 5g

• Tofu

  extra firm, raw

  7 oz or 198g

• Spring Roll Wrapper Rice Paper

  Banh Trang

  6 pcs or 57g

• Carrots

  raw

  1 large or 72g

• Red cabbage

  raw

  ½ cup, shredded or 35g

• Romaine lettuce

  raw

  1 cup shredded or 47g

• Cilantro

  raw, coriander leaves

  3 sprigs or 7g

Directions

1. Season tofu slices with spices of your choice. Heat olive oil in a skillet and carefully add the tofu. Sear on each side for 1 minute. Remove from heat and place next to the veggies, within arms reach.
2. Lightly wet your work surface (as this will keep your rice paper wrapper from sticking).
3. Take a single dry rice spring roll wrapper and place it in the bowl of lukewarm warm water. Let the the rice paper sit in the water for 10-20 seconds, or until it becomes pliable. Continue to feel how flexible the rice paper is. You want it to be soft and workable without being mushy.
4. When you feel like the rice paper is ready , take the spring roll wrapper out of the water and lay it down flat on your wet surface. You will want to work quickly from here.
5. Starting in the center of the wrapper, place the carrot in a rectangular shape, staying away from the edges of the wrapper.
6. Continue to add all of the fillings by placing everything in the center, one by one, maintaining the rectangle shape in the middle.
7. Work quickly, you don’t want your wrapper to fall apart. When you’ve placed all of your ingredients in a nice little pile in the middle of the spring roll wrapper, it’s time to roll it shut!
8. Note: Be careful not to overfill your spring roll wrapper because it will cause the rice paper to tear.
9. Start by folding the top and bottom sections of the rice paper in over the filling. Starting on the left-hand side, stretch the left side of the wrapper around the pile of ingredients, tucking and rolling until you can rest the wrapper just under the ingredients. Tuck the corners in and then continue to roll the spring roll all the way, making your roll as tight as possible without ripping the rice paper wrapper.
10. Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce.
11. You can add fresh shrimp, beans and cooked quinoa, or other sources of protein for variety. You can use other vegetables but choose a max 3 vegetables to maintain a low FODMAP recipe.