This easy spring roll salad recipe is everything we love about this Vietnamese spring rolls recipe, only simpler! With no rolling required, this tasty salad is a great way to satisfy that spring roll craving when you need a last-minute meal or starter.
Spring roll salad makes a satisfying entree or side dish, full of rich flavors and textures that make it a joy to eat! It can even be meal prepped to enjoy as lunch the next day! It's gluten-free and pescatarian-friendly and can easily be modified to be made vegetarian or vegan.
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😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This salad is fresh and balanced, yet also hearty and filling!
- You can enjoy it as a side dish or a meal.
- Rolling flimsy rice paper wrappers can definitely be a bit of a learning curve, but this recipe cuts that step out entirely!
- This is a great salad to meal prep!
🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
- Peanut sauce: You can use store-bought or make this peanut dipping sauce for spring rolls and thin it with a little water.
- Rice noodles: Rice vermicelli noodles are traditional, but Miracle noodles (shirataki noodles) make a great rice noodle substitute if you're watching your calorie intake.
- Shrimp: Can be substituted with chicken breast or tofu.
- Veggies: Cucumber, carrot, lettuce, red cabbage, snap peas, radish, red bell pepper. You can also add bean sprouts, avocado, edamame, enoki mushrooms, or shiitake mushrooms.
- Fresh herbs: Thai basil, cilantro, green onions, or mint add an extra level of freshness!
- Serrano: Can be omitted or substituted with jalapeno or Thai chili peppers.
- Garnish ideas: Sesame seeds, lime wedges, peanuts, wonton chips, crispy onions, fried garlic.
- For a sweet twist, try adding grapefruit, pomegranate seeds, tamarind syrup, or mango.
*See recipe card below for full list of ingredients.
🦐 How To Make Spring Roll Salad
Step 1: Shell and devein shrimp, and season with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Then fry in 1 tablespoon of butter for 1 minute on each side.
Step 2: Cook noodles according to package instructions, then drain and add to cold water. Once cooled, drain and cut with kitchen shears.
Step 3: Toast sesame seeds in a small skillet for about 1 minute or until golden brown.
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Step 4: Prepare vegetables by chopping, shredding, and slicing, then add to two salad bowls. Add noodles and garnish with sesame seeds, peanuts, and fresh herbs.
Step 5: Top with shrimp, then thin peanut dressing with 2 tablespoons water and drizzle over salad. Garnish with lime wedges (optional).
🍽️ Serving Suggestions
You can serve spring roll salad along with thom kha gai, grilled boneless chicken thighs, Filipino lumpia, edamame, vegetable stir-fry, or this easy fried rice recipe.
For dessert, try this delicious Chè Thái (Vietnamese fruit cocktail) or mango sago!
Need more recipes to use up leftover shrimp? Try these crispy panko shrimp, creamy shrimp pasta, or this prawn risotto recipe.
🤷🏻♀️ Recipe FAQs
Spring rolls typically include lettuce, cucumber, and carrot. They sometimes also include red cabbage, red bell pepper, bean sprouts, or onion.
Yes, depending on the region, spring rolls are sometimes referred to as "salad rolls" or "fresh rolls".
Spring rolls taste good with sauces like peanut dressing, hoisin sauce, chili crisp, lime juice, and nuoc cham (Vietnamese sweet and spicy sauce). They also pair well with chicken, rice, stir-fry noodles, and soup.
👩🏻🍳 Pro Tips
- You can simplify the vegetable prep process by using a mandolin or the slicing blade on a food processor.
- This salad is gluten-free, pescatarian-friendly, and can be made vegetarian or vegan by omitting the shrimp.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Spring Roll Salad
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Shell and devein shrimp and season with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Then fry in 1 tablespoon of butter for 1 minute on each side.
- Cook noodles according to package instructions, then drain and add to cold water. Once cooled, drain and cut with kitchen shears.
- Toast sesame seeds in a small skillet for about 1 minute or until golden brown.
- Prepare vegetables by chopping, shredding, and slicing, then add to two salad bowls. Add noodles and garnish with sesame seeds, peanuts, and fresh herbs.
- Top with shrimp, then thin peanut dressing with 2 tablespoons water and drizzle over salad. Garnish with lime wedges (optional).
Nutrition
Notes
- You can simplify the vegetable prep process by using a mandolin or the slicing blade on a food processor.
- Spring roll salad is gluten-free, pescatarian-friendly, and can be made vegetarian or vegan by omitting the shrimp.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nena Sterner says
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