Rolling Through the Summer

Date August 9, 2007

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So, I’ve been away for a while. I’ve been visiting my wonderful family in Arkansas. When we all get together there are nine cousins. We had a wonderful time and while we were there we threw a little shindig (I’ve still got my Arkansas vernacular going). We rolled up about 100 of these summer rolls. Once we got going, we decided not to stop until we’d used all the rice paper wrappers and the entire bag of frozen shrimp from Sam’s.

They were a hit at the party–but not THAT much of a hit. We ate them for days. My dad was fed up with the peanut sauce we served with them and started dipping them in ranch dressing (horrifying). They were lovely and we enjoyed them–but it’ll probably be at least next summer before I make them again.

I guess we didn’t get our hankering (again, I was in Arkansas) out for rolling up stuff in our food, because a few days later, Alison, Whitney, and I rolled up about 50 (gorgeous) rolls of sushi–my sister’s specialty. She’s converting Arkansans to sushi one family at a time. When the sushi hit the table, we left the ranch dressing in the fridge.

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Summer Rolls

rice paper (package shown above–I found mine at Whole Foods–but an Asian grocery would also have them)

fillings: pretty much anything goes here–I think they need some crunch, so I include blanched green beans (cooked in boiling water for 3 minutes then shocked in an ice bath), but asparagus would work too. Mint leaves are also important–but you can switch around depending on what you have available.

We used:

blanched green beans

carrots (julienned sliced)

cucumbers (julienned sliced)

scallions (sliced–you guessed it–julienne style)

mango (sliced–do I really need to say it?)

cooked and peeled shrimp

fresh herbs: mint leaves, basil, and cilantro

To assemble: have everything out and ready to go. In a bowl of warm water soak one wrapper for about 30 seconds. Pull the wrapper out of the water and put another one in. Set it on the counter and lay three shrimp across the middle of the wrapper, then pile everything else on, I usually end with the herbs on top. Then fold over the sides and roll it up like a burrito. I store the summer rolls between damp paper towels to keep them fresh and refrigerate until serving. You can serve them with soy sauce or with peanut sauce.

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  1. SuzyO said:

    At least one Arkie is grateful that you made all that delicious food. Your summer rolls (even though i called them spring rolls at the party) were wonderful. The cilantro was a perfect touch. Wish I’d know you were going to have so many left over — i would’ve brought a couple of them home!

    I brought one of the little chocolate sandwich cookies home to Bruce, who is sick, and he loved it, even though i was so tired i left it in the car overnight!

    Thanks for sharing your great recipes.

  2. sarabethjones said:

    oh, I agree. loved the summer rolls, and loved seeing you.

    I think my favorite thing about the whole visit was getting to know Grace a bit - she is delightful! Glad we shared the whole music camp experience.

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