Enjoy the freshness of spring and summer in a bowl. Spring Roll Bowls with Sweet Garlic Lime Sauce
Ingredients:
For the Sweet Garlic Lime Sauce:
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/4 cup agave or brown sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/3 cup lime juice
1/3 cup vegetable oil
For the Bowls:
7–8 ounces rice noodles
1/4 cup each of basil, mint, and cilantro (use all three – they’re so good together!)
1 serrano pepper
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
2 avocados
2 carrots
1 red bell pepper
1 cucumber
1 lb. of shrimp, tofu, or chicken (optional)
Directions:
Sauce: Pulse the sauce ingredients together in a blender or food processor.
Noodles: Cook your rice noodles by soaking them in cold water for about 30 minutes. When they’re softened, transfer to a pot of boiling water for just a minute or two before quickly draining again. *This is my preferred method because it prevents them from getting overly sticky. *
Veggies: Mince the herbs, slice the serrano pepper, and peel or julienne cut the vegetables.
Protein: Cook your shrimp, tofu, or chicken if you’re adding that in.
Bowl Prep: Toss the noodles (hot or cold! your choice, friend) with the sweet garlic lime sauce and all the other ingredients.
Notes:
If going sugar free is important to you, please note that fish sauce contains trace amounts of sugar. Also substitute distilled white vinegar in place of rice vinegar for completely sugar free.
7 OUNCES OF RICE NOODLES WAS JUST ABOUT PERFECT FOR THIS AMOUNT OF SAUCE!
Spring Roll Bowls with Sweet Garlic Lime Sauce
Ingredients
For the Sweet Garlic Lime Sauce:
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup agave or brown sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
For the Bowls:
- 7 –8 ounces rice noodles
- 1/4 cup each of basil mint, and cilantro (use all three – they’re so good together!)
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 2 avocados
- 2 carrots
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 cucumber
- 1 lb. of shrimp tofu, or chicken (optional)
Instructions
- Sauce: Pulse the sauce ingredients together in a blender or food processor.
- Noodles: Cook your rice noodles by soaking them in cold water for about 30 minutes. When they’re softened, transfer to a pot of boiling water for just a minute or two before quickly draining again. *This is my preferred method because it prevents them from getting overly sticky. *
- Veggies: Mince the herbs, slice the serrano pepper, and peel or julienne cut the vegetables.
- Protein: Cook your shrimp, tofu, or chicken if you’re adding that in.
- Bowl Prep: Toss the noodles (hot or cold! your choice, friend) with the sweet garlic lime sauce and all the other ingredients.
