A good friend of mine learned how to make these Spring Rolls from her Vietnamese roommate. I have always loved these spring rolls in restaurants, and am so excited to be able to make them at home for a fraction of the cost! Thank you Ellen!

There are two things that you will need to purchase from an Asian market: rice noodles and rice paper. The rice paper is what you see in the upper left. This is the best brand for the task. If you can't read it, it's Banh Trang Mekong brand of Mekong rice paper.

To begin, you'll need to gather all your ingredients:
*Peanut Sauce - this is my favorite part.
*Meat - cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces. You can use any kind of meat or tofu; we used both chicken and shrimp.
*Vegetables - raw and shredded. Again, almost any sort of vegetable will do. We used lettuce and carrots.
*Noodles - cooked according to package directions.
*Rice paper

Heat some water to very warm (but not warm enough to burn you) and pour it into a pan that is large enough to fit a piece of flat rice paper.

Submerge one piece of rice paper in the water for 5 seconds. Remove from water and carefully spread it out. Place vegetables, meat, and noodles in the center of the paper, about three inches long and two inches wide. Fold up one of the long sides, then the two short sides, then complete the roll. The paper should stick together to create a nice spring roll shape. It took me a few times to get the hang of it!

Serve with the peanut sauce and enjoy! Delicious!

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