Dinner for 5

Shrimp Spring Rolls with romaine and salad greens

Name: Shrimp Spring Rolls with romaine and salad greens
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 lb large shrimp; 3 oz vermicelli rice noodles; 1/2 butter lettuce; 2 carrots; 1/2 english cucumber julienned; 1 cup cilantro sprigs; 15 round rice paper sheets; 1/3 cup water; 1/4 cup fish sauce; 1/4 cup granulated sugar (optional); 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tsp chili garlic sauce (optional); 1 large garlic clove; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp shredded carrot; 1 cup sesame ginger dressing; 2 heaping tbsp peanut butter

$12.86for 445 minServes 5

Rice paper wraps hold shrimp, noodles, lettuce, and vegetables with a fish sauce and peanut dipping sauce.

Shrimp Spring Rolls with romaine and salad greens with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Shrimp, 1 lb$7.99/lb typical	1 lb	$7.99Typical price
	Ramen and Asian noodles, 3 oz$0.18/oz typical	3 oz	$0.54Typical price
	Romaine and salad greens, 0.5$2.49 each typical	0.5	$1.25Typical price
	Carrots, 0.35 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.35 lb	$0.36Typical price
	Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.5$1.49 each typical	0.5	$0.74Typical price
	Rice, 15 oz$0.08/oz typical	15 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Garlic, 1$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
	Peanut butter, 2 oz$0.14/oz typical	2 oz	$0.28Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.07

Swaps

Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugarRelish, dressings, steak sauce

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
5servings (the source says 15, which counts pieces)
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$3.21 per serving$12.86 for 4

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Ingredients

1 lb large shrimp
3 oz vermicelli rice noodles
1/2 butter lettuce
2 carrots
1/2 english cucumber julienned
1 cup cilantro sprigs
15 round rice paper sheets
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup granulated sugar (optional)
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp chili garlic sauce (optional)
1 large garlic clove
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp shredded carrot
1 cup sesame ginger dressing
2 heaping tbsp peanut butter

Steps

Cook the vermicelli noodles in boiling water according to the package directions, then drain and cool.
Cook the shrimp in boiling water for three to five minutes until opaque and firm, then cool and halve lengthwise.
Stir the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, garlic, sesame oil, and water in a bowl.
Whisk the sesame ginger dressing with the peanut butter and one tablespoon water in another bowl.
Soak one rice paper sheet in warm water for about ten seconds until flexible.
Fill the sheet with lettuce, noodles, carrot, cucumber, cilantro, and shrimp, then roll tightly.
Repeat with the remaining sheets and serve with both dipping sauces.

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