Healthy Recipe, Vietnamese Spring Rolls

These are a treat. So light, fresh, and easy to make. From Delicious Heart Healthy Eating.

Ingredients

• 1 C carrots, cut into long, thin strips
• 2 C bean sprouts
• 2 C cucumber, seeded and cut into long, thin strips
• 1 C minced scallions
• ½ C chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ C chopped fresh mint
• 8 rice paper wrappers

Directions

1. Toss first six ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Soak one rice paper wrapper in warm water until soft (1 to 2 minutes). Shake off excess water.
3. Place vegetable filling off-center on rice paper, and fold like an egg roll (tuck in the sides to keep the filling inside).
4. Repeat with remaining vegetable filling and rice paper wrappers.
5. Once you have assembled all of the spring rolls, serve immediately.

Nutrition

70 calories, 1g fat, 0mg cholesterol, 28m sodium, 2g fiber, 3g protein, 16g carbohydrates