Tofu Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Vegan summer rolls with peanut baked tofu and a homemade peanut sauce. A healthy and light summer dinner.
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Servings : Summer Rolls
Calories : 232kcal
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce
- 145 g (1 cups) peanuts alternative: peanut butter
- 5 tbsp (5 tbsp) water
- 3 tbsp (3 tbsp) soy sauce
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) sushi vinegar
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) lemon juice
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) coconut blossom syrup alternative: any other plant-based sweetener
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) sesame oil
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) sambal oelek
- 1 (1) garlic clove
Peanut Tofu
- 200 g (0.8 cups) smoked tofu
Summer Rolls
- 8 (8) rice paper 22cm/8.5inch
- 40 g (0.2 cups) rice vermicelli
- 2 (2) carrots julienne
- 100 g (1.1 cups) red cabbage shredded
- 8 small leaves (8 small leaves) green salad or 4 large leaves cut into halves
Instructions
Peanut Sauce
- Roast peanuts until golden and mix them in your food processor until you have a smooth peanut butter. This will take up to 10 minutes.
- Add all other ingredients for the peanut sauce and blend until you have a creamy sauce. Store it in your fridge until serving.
Peanut Tofu
- Slice your tofu into 16 long sticks. With two tablespoons of the peanut sauce, brush each side and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven at 180°C/350°F (fan), flipping over halfway through.
Summer Rolls
- Cook the rice noodles according to the label. I use the very thin ones (Rice Vermicelli) which you only have to soak for 3 minutes in boiling water.
- Soak the rice paper in a bowl with cold water until soft, which will take about two minutes. Lay it on your working surface, top it with one leave green salad, rice noodles, carrots, red cabbage, and two tofu sticks.
- Fold the end over the filling and then fold in both sides. Roll it up very tight. It's easier to work with wet hands, which prevents the rice paper from being too sticky.
- Fill the remaining rice papers the same way.
- Cut your summer rolls into halves and serve them with the peanut sauce.
Notes
- If you don't have a food processor at home, you can make the peanut sauce with storebought peanut butter. Therefore, mince or press the garlic clove and whisk well with all other ingredients until you have a smooth and creamy sauce.
- You can also use regular tofu for this recipe. Personally, I prefer the taste of smoked tofu, but this is entirely up to you.
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 549mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2700IU | Vitamin C: 9.8mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg