Last week I had a chance to visit the Safeway culinary kitchens and learn a bit about their process, products, research and also learned to make the most amazing spring rolls + peanut dipping sauce which I’m sharing with you today…
I’m always so intrigued at how things work behind the scenes at brands I know and trust like Open Nature, the all-natural line of products under the Safeway brand. There’s no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives. They’re exclusively carried at Safeway stores and a great value compared to competing products.
Next we took a little tour of the facility and learned about the testing and quality control they do there. Things like recreating store refrigeration to determine shelf life, recipe + flavor creation, and thorough product testing. I didn’t feel too bad that the ice cream food scientist here had to taste test about a 1-2 pints of ice cream every day. It was fun testing out all the amazing flavors. I’m a HUGE fan of the Signature Reserve line, especially the Indian Cardamom Pistachio flavor. OMG it’s so good. Go try it now!
Summer Veggie Spring Rolls with Thai Peanut Dipping Sauce
I love this recipe because it requires no real cooking at all (just assembly), looks amazing, and can be adapted to whatever ingredients you have. It’s also so healthy-if you want it to be! I made a summer veggie version with mango, avocado, bell peppers, sprouts, cilantro, lime, peanuts, and green onions. The mango is key here, it adds such great sweetness and compliments the other veggies so well. I’ve been such a fan of mango these days putting it in everything from my favorite kale salad to mango salsa for fish tacos. You can also add a protein in here like tofu or beef if you’d like.
Once soft, place the wrapper on a plate and begin to assembly your filling. Place items in a long pile on the bottom third of the paper so you have room to roll it up. The paper it nice and stretchy so it’s much easier to roll than a burrito. Tuck the filling in, and then continue to roll, tucking the ends in before finishing the last roll.
Next for the dipping sauce. The best part! You’ll need peanut butter, soy sauce, Thai chili paste and a bit of lime juice. You can experiment with the amounts but I like this: 1/2 cup of peanut butter, 4 teaspoons of soy sauce, a squeeze of lime juice, 2 teaspoons of Thai chili garlic sauce, and 1 tablespoon of water if it’s too thick.
These spring rolls look amazing! I need to try them soon!
Paige
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I love Vietnamese style summer veggie rolls! I always order them at Vietnamese or Thai restaurants and have made them many times at home. It’s a truly refreshing dish during the hot weather! 🙂
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