Veggie Rolls

The other night we had a couple of vegan guests over which really stretched my cooking abilities.  Every time I thought I had a great idea for a dish, I would later realize it had cheese, eggs, or butter in it.  Ugh, being a vegan is no fun!   I eventually decided on making veggie spring rolls using some of our cucumbers and basil.

I started by chopping the cucumbers, red pepper, carrots, lettuce, green onion , and basil.

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Then you dip the rice paper in warm water to loosen up, lay it out on a damp dish cloth, and fill it with the vegetables.

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You roll it up…

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And serve.  It was actually much easier than I expected.  I made a peanut dipping sauce and bought a sweet Thai chili sauce to go with it.  Food just tastes better when it’s from your own garden.

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