Your vegetarian feast will be more beautiful and thoughtful with these 2 easy-to-make rolls.
In the solemn and meaningful atmosphere of the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, to express filial piety and commemorate ancestors, many people choose to arrange a tray of offerings with many delicious and diverse dishes. Besides the traditional salty tray, vegetarian trays are also popular because of their pure and gentle beauty. If you are looking for ideas for your vegetarian tray, try exploring the following two rolls that are both beautiful and easy to make.
1. Five-color book
Ingredients needed to make five-color rolls
– 1 carrot, 1 cucumber, 1 green mango, half a red bell pepper, 1/3 purple cabbage, 100g oyster mushrooms, 1 fried tofu stick, roasted cashews, herbs including basil and perilla.
– 2 chili peppers, sugar, salt, kumquat, rice paper.
How to make five-color rolls
1. Peel the cucumber, carrot and green mango, grate or cut into thin strips. Cut the red bell pepper and purple cabbage into similar pieces. Each ingredient must be cut meticulously and delicately to make your roll look more beautiful.
2. Cut fried tofu into long pieces similar to the size of the above vegetables. Wash mushrooms, steam until cooked, drain and shred. Wash herbs, drain.
3. After preparing all the ingredients, arrange them in the rice paper and roll them up. You can cut them in half or in thirds to arrange them on a plate for a nice look, depending on the homeowner’s layout.
4. Mix sweet and sour fish sauce for dipping spring rolls: Finely chop chili, add 5 tablespoons of kumquat juice, 5 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce. Mix all ingredients well.
2. Pho rolls
Ingredients needed to make pho rolls
– 1 pho noodle, 1 thin vegetarian ham, 1 fried tofu stick, 1 carrot, 1 cucumber, various herbs, lettuce or crispy lettuce.
– Sweet and sour fish sauce mixed according to your choice for dipping.
How to make pho rolls
1. Peel carrots and cucumbers, wash, drain and cut into equal sized strips. Wash and drain vegetables.
2. Cut ham and tofu into sticks the same size as carrots and cucumbers to make the rolls look more beautiful.
3. After preparing all the ingredients, place them in the pho noodles, roll them tightly. You can cut them in half to arrange them on a plate for a nice look. A little tip for you, try cutting the pho rolls diagonally and arranging them in a pyramid or arc shape on the plate, this will make your pho rolls look more beautiful.
Photo: Vu Thu Huong
With these two simple and easy-to-make vegetarian spring roll recipes, with just a little time and dedication, you will have a beautiful dish to offer on your Full Moon Festival tray.
Good luck!