Vietnamese Style Chicken Salad Rolls Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to boil. Remove from heat. Place rice vermicelli in boiling water, remove from heat, and let soak 3 to 5 minutes, until soft. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• Fill a large bowl with hot water. Dip one rice wrapper in the hot water for 1 second to soften. Lay wrapper flat, and place desired amounts of noodles, shrimp, carrot, lettuce and basil in the center. Roll the edges of the wrapper slightly inward. Beginning at the bottom edge of wrapper, tightly wrap the ingredients. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• In a small bowl, mix the hoisin sauce with water until desired consistency has been attained. Heat the mixture for a few seconds in the microwave.
• Serve the spring rolls with the warm dipping sauce.

Steps:

• In a big bowl, soak the rice-stick vermicelli in hot water to cover until softened and pliable, about 15 minutes; drain in a colander, rinse under cold water, and drain well again.
• In a small bowl, whisk the rice vinegar, fish sauce, and sugar together until the sugar dissolves.
• Add the vermicelli to a nonreactive salad bowl along with chicken, carrots, cabbage, basil, mint, cilantro, and rice vinegar mixture; toss to combine.
• Put a double thickness of paper towel on a work surface, and fill a shallow baking pan with warm water.
• Check the rice paper rounds and use only those that have no holes.
• Soak 1 round in warm water until pliable, about 30 seconds to 1 minute; carefully transfer to paper towels.
• Place ½ cup filling across the bottom third (the part nearest you) of the rice paper; fold the bottom half of the rice paper over the filling and begin rolling it up tightly, stopping at the halfway point.
• Fold in the ends and continue rolling.
• Transfer the salad roll, seam side down to a plate and cover with dampened paper towels.
• Make 9 more rolls in same manner.
• To serve, cut the rolls in half crosswise; stand pieces upright; serve with dipping sauce.
• The salad rolls can be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered with lightly dampened paper towels and then with plastic wrap; let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Assemble all ingredients and let stand in a bowl that it may be presented in later.
• To Assemble and Serve:
• Soak the rice papers a few at a time in hot water. Have a towel ready to work on and to take up some of the extra moisture.
• Have your fillings ready and seasoned.
• Roll a variety of salad rolls (some just chicken, just vegetable, some combos, etc.) until all filling and wrappers are used.
• Arrange the garnishes on a platter along with the fresh salad rolls and the nuoc cham dipping sauce.
• Tradition has it that the guests using a lettuce leaf as a cup will garnish his or her own salad roll as they choose and dip into nuoc cham.
• Cut all vegetables carefully and mix with herbs. Wait to season with nuoc cham until you are ready to roll.
• Brush chicken, beef and shrimp with marinade and cook, preferably on grill. Cool after grilling.
• Cut chicken, beef and shrimp into desired size and toss with any leftover marinade to season.

Steps:

• Stir chicken, the "something crunchy," "something oniony," and mayonnaise or yogurt together until evenly coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. (This can be made the night before, and refrigerated.)
• Evenly fill the hot dog buns with the salad mix. Wrap in parchment or butcher paper. Pack in a lunch sack with an ice pack and send off to school.

Steps:

• Stir together the chopped green chiles, rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, vegetable oil, and black pepper until the mixture is thoroughly combined and the sugar is dissolved.
• Place the chicken, cabbage, carrot, onion, peanuts, and cilantro in a salad bowl, and toss thoroughly together with tongs. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss again. Serve immediately.