Prawn and Mint Rice Paper Rolls with Chilli and Lime Dressing

Through researching and reading up on healthy alternatives and different recipes, i have come across numerous healthy, easy and tasty recipes that involve rice paper rolls.
These healthy snacks are perfect if you are having guests over, they are healthy, easy to prepare, and tasty!

These rolls are best prepared close to serving time, and cannot be frozen. You can always prepare all the fillings (then store in the fridge) and then sit down and create them together :) why not even get your kids involved, they can throw in all their favourite meats and vegies, a perfect way to involve your children in the cooking process and giving them a head start at making healthy food choices for the future :)

Prawn and Mint Rice Paper Rolls
These rolls would be a fantastic idea for Christmas Day canapes!

Recipe Serves:12
What you will need:
95g bean thread vermicelli noodles
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons grated palm sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
12 x 21cm rice paper sheets
12 large fresh mint leaves
12 cooked medium/large king prawns (shelled and deveined)
1 small lebanese cucumber, cut into sticks
12 sprigs of fresh coriander
6 finely chopped spring onions
50g of snow pea sprouts
1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce
2 tbsp lime juice

Directions
1. Prepare the noodles in a medium heatproof bowl. Place the noodles in the bowl and add boiling water until all noodles are covered, allow the noodles to stand until they begin to become tender.

2. Remove the noodles from the bowl. Chop the noodles and then add the 2 tbsp juice, sugar and fish sauce.
3. To assemble the rolls simply place 1 sheet in a medium bowl of warm water until it is slightly softened. Carefull remove the sheet from the water and place on a board, and pat dry with absorbent towel. Simply place 1 mint leaf, 1 prawn, 1 piece of cucumber, and a heaped tablespoon of noodle mixture horizontally along the bottom edge of the sheet. Top with a small sprig of coriander, and a little bit of the spring onion and sprouts. Fold both sheets of the sheet in over the filling, then roll the rice paper up over the fillings to seal. Repeat this until all the rice paper rolls have been prepared.

4. To prepare the sauce simply mix the chilli sauce and the lime juice together in a small mixing bowl. If you want to add some more spice, feel free to add some chilli flakes.