A few years ago we either didn't have rice paper or ran out, so I came up with the idea to make a plate full of ingredients normally found in spring rolls, which is why I'm calling it Spring Rolls without the Roll. :P  Don't confuse spring rolls for egg rolls... Not sure why many switch it backwards, but egg rolls are called "egg rolls" because they use egg roll skins which are made with eggs, similar to wonton skin.  So it's technically not vegan.  Spring rolls seem very spring like, and served cold.

For this kind of of spring rolls, (without the roll), boil the mung bean noodles (white noodles that taste like it's made of rice).  They are thin so they cook fast.  Drain.  Wash/prepare lettuce, cucumbers, cutting the cucumbers.  Spring rolls can be eaten with fresh basil and depending on how you want to prepare, you can either cut lettuce into shreds or layer large pieces on the plate (making a visual culinary display).  Depending on what you like (vegetarian or meat eater).  Boil slices of beef, squid shrimp to cook.  After boiling them, the water becomes like beefy/seafood soup and you can drink it if you like.  For vegetarians/vegans, meat can be substituted with fried seasoned tofu, and soybean type ingredients with crushed peanuts and fish sauce I think can be substituted for hoison sauce, (just double check the ingredients.. I think it's made of soybean).

To prepare fish sauce, add generous amount of lime, fresh garlic, and a little Asian chili sauce for taste.  It's VERY salty, so use sparingly.  Many people dilute it with water, use vinegar instead of lime, and stir in sugar to lessan the saltiness.  But I love lime, don't like to dilute, and don't like to mix sweet with salty, so it's really a matter of preference.

Put all the spring rolls ingredients into a bowl and drizzle with sauce.  Or if you have rice paper, wrap into spring rolls, dip in sauce and  enjoy!

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