Fresh Rolls with Smoked Salmon and Basil
These fresh rolls are packed with bold, clean flavors—featuring wild Alaska smoked salmon, fresh herbs, crisp vegetables, and creamy avocado all wrapped in delicate rice paper. Served with a tangy ginger-sesame dipping sauce, they’re light, refreshing, and perfect as a gluten-free appetizer, picnic bite, or coastal-inspired lunch.
SERVES 4 - 5
PREP TIME: 45 minutes
COOK TIME:10 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz. dried rice noodles
4 shiitake mushroom caps (about 2 oz.), thinly sliced
2 Tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce (or tamari)
8 to 10 round spring roll wrappers, 9-inch size
2 cups Alaska smoked salmon (about 8 oz.), thinly sliced
1 cup julienne-cut cucumbers
1 cup julienne-cut carrots
1 medium avocado, diced
1 cup coarsely chopped basil leaves
1 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup minced red onion
1/2 cup coarsely chopped plain peanuts
DIPPING SAUCE:
1 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
1 green onion, minced
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon minced ginger
DIRECTIONS:
1. Submerge rice noodles in hot water for 8 to 10 minutes until noodles are soft and clear. Drain and sprinkle with small amount of water to keep them rom sticking together; set aside. Toss mushrooms with soy sauce; set aside.
2. Submerge one spring roll wrapper in a large shallow bowl of warm water for about 20 to 30 seconds or until softened. Remove carefully and drain. Place on a clean dry cutting board or work surface. Layer about one-eighth of each of the total ingredients across the center of the wrapper, leaving a border on each end: smoked salmon slices, cucumber, carrots, avocado, rice noodles, mushrooms, basil, cilantro, red onion and peanuts.
3. Lift the edge of the wrapper closest to you and roll it up and over the ingredients, tucking and compressing all of the ingredients into a cigar-shape. Fold in the ends to seal. Set roll aside, seam-side down; repeat for remaining rolls.
DIPPING SAUCE:
Combine rice vinegar, green onion, soy sauce, sesame oil and ginger in a bowl.
Recipe developed by LaDonna Gundersen, F/V Ladonna Rose.