Fresh hand roll with avocado
Recipe & Food Styling Marisa Curatolo, Photography Jerry Grajewski
Delightful salad rolls, at once chewy, light and surprisingly buttery thanks to chunks of avocado.
Ingredients
2 small ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced into wedges
Bunch cilantro
3 carrots, julienned
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
8 (4-inch) rice paper wrappers
4 butter lettuce leaves, torn in half
Sweet chili dip
1 hot red chili, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Preparation
For dip, combine all ingredients in small bowl, and set aside.
In anotherl bowl, gently combine avocado, sesame oil, lime juice, salt and pepper; set aside.
Cover work surface with damp kitchen towel. In medium bowl of warm water, immerse one rice paper sheet; let soak 15 seconds until soft. Remove and transfer to work surface. Place lettuce leaf on bottom third of wrapper. Place 2 avocado slices on lettuce; top with cilantro, carrots and green onions. Fold in sides then roll tightly into log. Cover with damp cloth. Repeat with remaining wrappers. Serve immediately. Makes 8.
