Vegan Mango Rolls with Peanut Butter Dip

I love an easy weeknight dinner that is quick to make and still HEALTHY and delicious! These rolls are not only pretty, they are filled with all the GOOD things. And what I love most about them, is that you can vary the ingredients. So follow the recipe here or sub in ingredients you have on hand. It's really that EASY!

Let's talk about the filling! The rolls are loaded with sweet mangoes, roasted FLAVORFUL curried tofu, buckwheat soba noodles, veggies and some handfuls of fresh cilantro.

And don't leave out the peanut dip! I mean, it's the BEST! Creamy peanut butter, coconut milk, lime and red Thai curry! It puts the rolls to another level of YUMMINESS.

So let's roll some summer rolls! Let the kids help. It's not that hard!


The Recipe

Vegan Mango Rolls with Peanut Butter Dip

Ingredients

For the rolls:

4 -5 rice paper wrappers

fresh cilantro

2.2 ounces / 60 g buckwheat soba noodles (substitute with rice noodles or other soba noodles)

1 ripe mango, sliced

1/2 avocado, sliced

1/2 cucumber, sliced

5 ounces / 140 g firm tofu, sliced

1 teaspoon sesame oil (substitute with other oil)

1 teaspoon turmeric lemongrass paste (optional)

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated

curry powder to taste (I used about 1 teaspoon)

salt 

For the Peanut dip:

4 tablespoons peanut butter

1/3 cup / 80 ml coconut milk

1/2 teaspoon red Thai curry paste

2 tablespoons lime juice 

1 garlic clove, grated

salt

Instructions:

1. For the peanut dip combine all the ingredients and mix in a blender until it's smooth. Pour into a bowl.

2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan. Add the grated ginger and the turmeric lemongrass paste and sliced tofu. Add some curry powder and salt. Roast until golden brown. 

3. Bring a pot of water to boil and add the noodles. Cook until tender and drain.

4. Fill a bowl with water and add each rice paper sheet, one at a time until they are soft. Transfer them to a flat surface. Begin layering with fresh cilantro, then add the mangoes. Add tofu, veggies and noodles.

5. Fold both ends to the center and then roll tightly.

6. Serve the rolls with the peanut dip.


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