Veggie Spring Rolls with Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce

One of my favorite neighborhoods is on Argyle Street in Uptown, aka Vietnamese town. This area has some really great restaurants like Tank Noodle where you can get some great Pho and other yummy dishes! One of the other great things about this part of Uptown is that you can get REALLY cheap nail polish as some of the beauty sale shops up here! Anyway, we went up here a few days ago and shopped around in the little grocery stores that they have. I love going up there for the grocery stores because they have so many things that you cant get anywhere else, except maybe Chinatown. 

Looking East on Argyle St. 

I had been thinking about making spring rolls for quite a while now, so I decided to pick up some spring roll sheets. They are super cheap - only 1 dollar for a packet of at least 40 sheets! Normally I would make these with shrimp but I didn't have any, hence the veggie spring rolls! They are very easy to make and so healthy for you! It's also a great dish for summer nights because it's so light and fresh! Obviously, you can add whatever veggies you want in these - they are so versatile! 

Ingredients (enough for 2-3 people)

• 6 spring roll sheets
• 1/4 zucchini
• 1/8 small yellow onion
• 1/2 red pepper
• 3 cups spinach
• 1 cup cooked soba noodles (or whatever kind you like!)

Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce Ingredients

• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1/3 cup water

Directions

1. Julienne all of the veggies and place on a plate along with the washed and dried spinach. The prep is that simple! 
2. Boil some water for the noodles. Once the water is boiling, add the noodles. If you use the soba noodles, they cook extremely quickly so you can turn off the heat once you add the noodles and they should cook within a minute or two. Run the noodles under cold water to cool them off. 
3. Now you are ready to assemble the spring rolls! Fill a large bowl with hot water. Place one sheet in the water for about 30 seconds, until it becomes soft. I found that it works best to kind of slide the sheet into and out of the water. 
4. Once the noodle is soft, place on a flat surface and add all the veggies or noodles that you want right in the middle. Carefully roll one side of the sheet over the veggies, making sure that they are all within the fold, just like a burrito! The sheet should stick to itself and hold everything inside. Dip in the Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce and enjoy!