There is this Thai restaurant near my work that I frequent and always order their tofu summer rolls. I love that this recipe is fresh and healthy. Pair this up with my peanut sauce that I posted in the previous video. If you’re looking for something “filling” yet “light, try this recipe out. Perfect for vegetarians and vegans!

This really doesn’t have set measurements for ingredients. It just depends on what you want to put in your roll. Here is what I used:

Ingredients:

1/2 a block of firm tofu cut into thin sticks

1/2 a carrot shredded and cut into half sized ribbons

1/2 a cucumber peeled and cut into thin sticks

Fresh mint and cilantro

1 oz of dry rice, cellophane, mung bean, or glass noodles

Low Sodium Soy Sauce or Sesame Oil to season noodles. I used about 1 tbs.

A few pieces of red leaf lettuce, bibb lettuce, or iceberg lettuce.

1/4 of red cabbage shreds (Optional – not shown on video)

Rice paper wrappers

Instructions:

1. Prep all veggies and dry.
2. Take out as much moisture as you can from the block of tofu and cut into thin sticks.
3. Heat oil and fry tofu until nicely golden brown.
4. Rest tofu on a plate with paper towel so the towel will absorb any excess oil.
5. Cook dry noodles according to package instructions- let noodles sit in a bowl with boiling water for 2 -3 minutes.
6. Remove noodles from water after 2 – 3 minutes)- reserve water. We will be using this for the wrapper.
7. Season noodles with sesame oil or soy sauce to your liking.
8. Use kitchen sheers to cut noodles into small bite sized pieces.
9. Soak rice paper in the reserved water (warm), turning it occasionally, until pliable.
10. Transfer paper on a flat working surface.
11. Add lettuce, top with cucumber, carrots, cilantro, mint, noodle, and cabbage. Do not over stuff your roll because the rice paper wrapper is delicate and will tear.
12. Add tofu above veggies.
13. Fold the sides of the rice paper and gently roll it like a burrito into a tight cylinder.
14. Cut rolls in half for presentation purposes.
15. Serve with my peanut dipping sauce.