Smoked Salmon Rice Paper Wraps Food

SMOKED SALMON & RICE PAPER ROLLS

Steps:

• Cut carrot and cucumber into long thin strips.
• Place 1 roll of rice paper in a bowl of warm water until just softened; lift from the water carefully and place on a board.
• Place a slice of salmon, a slice of avocado and a little of the carrot and cucumber and onion on one end of the sheet.
• Roll once, fold in sides and roll up.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients and serve with Dipping Sauce.
• Dipping sauce- combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

SMOKED SALMON WRAP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix cream cheese with chopped herbs and set aside. Slice cucumber very thinly lengthwise using a mandolin or very sharp knife. Spread 3/4 of a tortilla with a layer of the cream cheese mixture (this way the spread won't ooze out when you roll it). With the uncovered portion at the top, arrange a layer of cucumber slices vertically from the bottom edge of the tortilla and then a layer of salmon slices horizontally. Roll tightly. (Use a sushi mat if you own one.) Chill, seam side down, covered with a slightly damp paper towel and plastic wrap. When ready to serve, cut on the bias in 1 1/2-inch slices, discarding uneven ends, and arrange on a serving platter.

SMOKED SALMON RICE PAPER WRAPS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to the boil and cook rice noodles for 3 minutes. Be fairly generous with the amount of water like you are cooking pasta.
• Remove from heat, allow to rest a few minutes, drain and place in a bowl.
• Toss through salmon, olive oil, capers, mushroom, cabbage, soy sauce, chilli sauce and pepper and leave to cool in refrigerator for 10 minutes. You could also do in advance and leave longer.
• Soak rice paper sheets in warm water a few minutes until soft.
• Place mixture evenly in middle of rice paper sheets using a fork so any excess liquid is left behind.
• Wrap by folding end closing and furthest away from you inwards, and then wrap around the outside pieces to form a roll.
• Lightly pour a little left-over sauce over the top and serve.

SALMON SUMMER ROLLS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Dipping Sauce:.
• Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl. Set aside for the flavors to meld while you are making the spring rolls.
• The Spring Rolls:.
• Cook salmon in olive oil or a nonstick sprayed medium heat pan until cooked through, about 3 minutes a side, depending on the thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Break salmon apart into medium chunks with a fork and let cool while you prepare your other ingredients.
• Get your ingredients ready so that they are separate and ready to grab for each roll. I split each ingredient pile into 4 so I can divide them more evenly between the 16.
• Set 1 rice paper sheet in very warm water in a pie plate and let sit for about 15 seconds, or until soft and pliable. Remove and set on counter or other flat space where you can place the rice paper. When you remove a sheet, add another one to the hot water while you make a roll, so it will be ready to use for the next one. You will have to replace the water a few times, as it cools.
• Add 1/16th of each of the ingredients vertically on the rice paper, taking up the center half of the sheet. Fold the top quarter and bottom quarter to meet at the center of the ingredients, overlapping slightly. Tightly roll the sheet from one side to the other to make a secure spring roll. The rice paper will automatically stick to itself to "glue" it together. There is a demo on Recipezaar with photos of another way to roll them. You can see it at http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=224922. Scroll halfway down the page to view the photos.
• Repeat until you have 16 rolls and place on a plate or baking tray as you go along. You can make these hours before a party if you wish.
• Cover with plastic wrap to store in refrigerator or serve immediately with dipping sauce.