I don't know about you, but I can sometimes find it really hard to get inspired for lunch. It's just that pain of the meal in the middle of the day! I find it so easy to get into a rut of having sandwiches or pre-prepared soups that I can just put in the microwave. However, these aren't always the best for you especially because microwaving food is a good way to loose nutritional value and too much bread...well we all know about that...
So I thought I would give rice paper rolls a go for a quick and healthy lunch. Pretty much anything goes with these - just choose your favourite healthy fillings. Mine are chicken and vegetable!
Ingredients:
Waitrose Rice paper roll pack including noodles and sweet chilli dipping sauce (you can also buy all these ingredients separately from specialty Asian stores which is better value)
Cold cooked chicken
Carrots cut into matchsticks
Finely chopped yellow pepper
Spring onion sliced longways
Chopped coriander and mint
Method:
1) Fill a bowl with lukewarm water and submerge the noodles for around 5 minutes until soft
2) Take the noodles out and drain of water
3) Refill the bowl with lukewarm water
2) Place one of the rice paper roll wrappers in the water for a few minutes until soft
3) Take it out, spread it onto a flat board and use a clean dish towel to mop up excess water
4) Fill with your ingredients - more is less with these as they are easier to roll when they are not overfilled!
5) Tuck the top and bottom of the roll over the ingredients and roll the sides tightly in - it takes a few times to get the knack of this
6) Enjoy with the sweet chilli dipping sauce
These are a delicious summery lunch and even better they are light and healthy.
Enjoy!
xx Kate
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