Recipe Archive #510

Thursday May 12, 2011

Asian Vegetable Rolls with Soy-Lime Dipping Sauce

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup grated cucumber
• 1/3 cup grated carrot
• 1/4 cup sliced yellow bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
• 18 small leaf lettuce leaves or Bibb lettuce leaves from inner part of head
• Sesame seeds (optional)

Combine soy sauce, lime, honey, garlic, ginger, oil and pepper flakes in small bowl.

Combine cucumber, carrot, bell pepper and green onion in medium bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce mixture to vegetable mixture; stir until blended.

Place about 1 tablespoon vegetable mixture on each lettuce leaf. Roll up leaves; top with sesame seeds just before serving, if desired.

Serve with remaining sauce for dipping.

 

Serves 6