{"id":16195,"date":"2014-05-26T23:22:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=16195"},"modified":"2014-05-26T23:26:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T21:26:33","slug":"spring-rolls-with-asparagus-and-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=16195","title":{"rendered":"Spring Rolls with Asparagus and Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"asp_springrollsp\" I hope you are not bored with my asparagus posts yet\u00a0because… here is my most recent\u00a0discovery! I have already tested – and with no regrets\u00a0– asparagus as a filling in\u00a0 maki sushi<\/a>, then in filo rolls<\/a>…\u00a0now the time has come for spring rolls! Asparagus, the spring vegetable par excellence, thoroughly justifies the name of these snacks. I am\u00a0glad\u00a0to add them\u00a0to my growing list of asparagus dishes and at the same time\u00a0to my\u00a0collection of spring rolls, which will once more become a staple\u00a0during\u00a0approaching hot days. I strongly recommend these to all the asparagus lovers.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don’t like asparagus, here are some\u00a0other spring roll filling ideas:<\/p>\n

\"Surimi<\/a>
Surimi and Avocado Spring Rolls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mizuna,<\/a>
Mizuna, Carrot and Chicken Spring Rolls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Soba<\/a>
Soba Noodles and Cucumber Spring Rolls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/div>\n
\"Spring<\/a>
Spring Rolls with Leftover Roast, Carrot and Mint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
If you look for other asparagus dish ideas, you might like some of these:<\/div>\n
\"Asparagus<\/a>
Asparagus with Chicken and Miso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Asparagus<\/a>
Asparagus Maki Sushi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bread<\/a>
Bread Tartlet with Egg and Asparagus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/div>\n
\"Asparagus<\/a>
Asparagus Teriyaki Pork Rolls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chawan<\/a>
Chawan Mushi (Egg Custard) with Asparagus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Asparagus<\/a>
Asparagus Tempura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/div>\n
\"Filo<\/a>
Filo Rolls with Asparagus, Chorizo and Parmesan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tama<\/a>
Tama Konnyaku with Asparagus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rice,<\/a>
Rice, Asparagus and Fried Egg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/div>\n
\"Asparagus<\/a>
Asparagus with Cashew Nuts and Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/div>\n

TIPS: I have added here mung bean sprouts because I like them and buy constantly, but since the asparagus is already crunchy, you can skip them and add more of other ingredients instead.<\/p>\n

These rolls can be served with any sauce of your choice (or without any sauce too!), but I particularly liked it with a mixture of soy sauce, chilli oil and vinegar (my ratio is usually 3:1:1). They were also delicious with the sesame salad dressing I have posted here<\/a>. (The one you see above is a Vietnamese sweet, sour and hot sauce, but finally I didn’t find it the best for the asparagus).<\/p>\n

Preparation: about 30 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients (8 rolls):<\/em><\/p>\n

8\u00a0(22 cm or 8 3\/4 in diameter) rice paper sheets<\/em><\/p>\n

1 x 40 g (about 1,4 oz) package of glass\/cellophane (mung bean) noodles<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

8 rather big lettuce leaves (or the equivalent of other green leaves)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

two small handfuls of washed fresh mung bean sprouts or more glass noodles\/more asparagus<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

12 green asparagus spears, blanched and still crunchy (the lower hard 1\/3 – 1\/4 part trimmed) <\/i><\/p>\n

1 big baked, grilled, boiled or steamed chicken breast<\/em><\/p>\n

(mayonnaise)<\/em><\/p>\n

(chili paste or sauce)<\/em><\/p>\n

Put the glass noodles into a bowl.<\/p>\n

Cover with boiling water and soak them about ten minutes until they soften and become limp.<\/p>\n

Drain them with cold water.<\/p>\n

Cut the asparagus into halves or smaller portions, so that they are as long as your spring rolls will be.<\/p>\n

Cut the chicken breast in two horizontally and then into thin strips.<\/p>\n

Fill a big wide bowl with warm (not hot) water.<\/p>\n

Divide the lettuce leaves, the chicken breast, the asparagus spears, the glass noodles\u00a0(and the mung bean sprouts if you use them) into ten equal portions.<\/p>\n

Dip rice paper sheets one by one in the water, immersing them delicately so that you don\u2019t break them.\u00a0As soon as the sheet softens (after about ten \u2013 twenty seconds), put it onto a big chopping board.<\/p>\n

Place first the\u00a0lettuce leaf\u00a0in the middle, horizontally (at the edge which is closest to you) the asparagus, a piece of chicken breast, mayonnaise, mung bean sprouts\u00a0and\u00a0chili paste if you choose to do so.<\/p>\n

Roll tightly starting from the edge which is closest to you.<\/p>\n

Proceed in the same way with the remaining rolls.<\/p>\n

Serve them immediately as they are or cut in two horizontally with the\u00a0sesame paste dressing\/dip<\/a>\u00a0or with a mixture of soy sauce, chili oil and vinegar.<\/p>\n

If you wish to serve them later, wrap them individually in cling film because they dry out very quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I hope you are not bored with my asparagus posts yet\u00a0because… here is my most recent\u00a0discovery! I have already tested – and with no regrets\u00a0–…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[185,131,85,200],"tags":[45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16195"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16221,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16195\/revisions\/16221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}