A fabulous recipe that features a variety of plants and takes ONLY 15 minutes? Yes please! Served with my easy peanut sauce, these giant spring rolls are going to be your new favorite lunch for weeks to come.

giant spring rolls served with peanut sauce

Welcome back to Quickies, a recipe series that combines speed, efficiency, and nutrition. Along with other meals, these giant spring rolls are proof that you don’t have to sacrifice taste or nutritional value in favor of saving time.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • It’s so quick and easy! Once you try these giant spring rolls, they will become your go-to quick meal.
  • Despite the fact it only takes 15 minutes, this recipe packs A LOT of different veggies. Between lettuce, peppers, carrot, cabbage, and herbs, you have an entire salad wrapped in a neat package.
  • Additionally, this meal includes tofu to meet your needs for plant-based protein.
  • You can easily customize these giant spring rolls to your liking! It’s also a great zero-waste option for using up leftover veggies.
  • As well as being a lovely healthy lunch, this is a budget-friendly option that doesn’t use any fancy or inaccessible ingredients.
  • This recipe is naturally gluten-free, and the delicious peanut sauce can be modified to exclude gluten as well.

Key Ingredients

Giant spring rolls ingredients laid out on a wooden cutting board.
  • These rolls are wrapped in translucent, thin rice paper sheets, which are made from rice flour, water, and salt.
  • Fresh vegetables, including carrot, red bell pepper, purple cabbage, and cilantro add a great deal of nutrition and crunch to these summer rolls.
  • Leafy greens like lettuce add extra volume. Alternatively, you can use kale, spinach, or collard greens.
  • Crispy tofu strips, fresh from the air fryer, offer a slightly different texture, as well as a source of protein.
  • Optional toppings like sesame seeds, chili flakes, pickled ginger and more, can bring an additional dimension to the flavor and texture of your giant spring rolls.

You can get creative with the fillings for summer rolls, and there’s a wide variety of vegetables and other ingredients you can use. Try adding avocados, mango, cucumber, and more.

Hack It!

  • You can reuse the water from cooking your noodles to soften the rice paper for wrapping. In fact, by the time the noodles are cooked and drained, the water will have cooled off to the handling temperature.
  • Speaking of noodles, you can use your favorite type of noodle, so long as it is thoroughly cooked.
  • For soy allergies, swap tofu for seitan, chickpeas, or soy-free tofu.
  • Although these giant spring rolls go amazingly with the peanut sauce, you can serve them with any dip you like. You can even simply dip them in hoisin or soy sauce.

How to Make This Recipe

Mise-en-place for giant spring rolls ingredients.

Step 1: Start by prepping your filling. Cut up your vegetables and cook your noodles. Cut tofu into strips and air fry for 7-10 minutes on high setting until crispy.

Veggies laid out on rice paper.

Step 2: Set up a large shallow bowl with warm water. Quickly dip two rice paper sheets in warm water and lay them flat, overlapping around an inch and a half in the center.

Add the lettuce leaves at the center, followed by vermicelli noodles, tofu, and fresh vegetables. 

Giant spring roll before cutting next to a serving of peanut sauce.

Step 3: Carefully fold the ends of the rice paper over the fillings, then roll it over itself to make a giant roll.

Giant spring rolls top down view served with peanut sauce.

Step 4: Cut your giant spring roll in half and enjoy with my easy peanut sauce or another dip of choice. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you call these spring rolls?

Colloquially, the terms “summer rolls” and “spring rolls” are sometimes used interchangeably, especially in regions where the distinction between the two may not be as well-known or emphasized.

In casual conversation or on menus at restaurants, you might find that the terms are used loosely.

How do I stop my spring roll from falling apart?

Unfortunately, the delicate rice paper can easily tear. Make sure not to hydrate your rice sheets for too long, and wrap your “package” in an extra sheet if necessary.

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peanut sauce sitting in a jar surrounded by a small bowl with peppers and cucumbers
giant spring rolls served with peanut sauce

The Recipe: Giant Spring Rolls

A healthy and nutritious fresh spring roll recipe that is ready in 15 minutes or less!
5 from 4 ratings

Ingredients

  • 2 rice paper sheets
  • 4 leaves lettuce
  • ½ cup vermicelli noodles, cooked
  • ½ cup tofu, cut into strips, baked
  • ¼ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • cup carrots, cut into matchsticks
  • cup red cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 handful fresh herbs, I recommend cilantro
  • peanut sauce, to serve

Equipment

Instructions 

  • Add warm water to a large, shallow bowl. Quickly dip the rice paper wraps in the warm water for a few seconds. Lay the two rice paper wrappers beside each other, overlapping around an inch and a half in the center.
  • Now layer. First lay down the lettuce leaves, then the vermicelli noodles, tofu, and vegetables. 
  • Fold all the ends of the wrap paper wrap in over the fillings, and then roll it over itself to create a giant, fresh spring roll. Enjoy with my peanut sauce or your favorite dip of choice. 

Notes

  • Reuse the water from cooking your noodles to soften the rice paper for wrapping.
  • Use your favorite type of noodle, so long as it is thoroughly cooked.
  • For soy allergies, swap tofu for seitan, chickpeas, or soy-free tofu.
  • Serve your roll with any dip you like. 
Serving: 1roll, Calories: 685.7kcal, Carbohydrates: 132.6g, Protein: 20.3g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.9g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1.8g, Cholesterol: 3.4mg, Sodium: 481.7mg, Potassium: 405.3mg, Fiber: 6.5g, Sugar: 5.4g, Vitamin A: 8893.4IU, Vitamin C: 63.7mg, Calcium: 234.9mg, Iron: 4.5mg