Look no further for restaurant-quality Spring Rolls that are unbelievably easy to make, delicious and healthy! I like to serve them with homemade peanut sauce for dipping and they make a great light lunch, dinner or appetizer.
I've mentioned before that I'm completely obsessed with Vietnamese and Thai food recipes, and I've loved trying to recreate some of my restaurant favorites in my own kitchen, including Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Pho soup and Panang curry.
Fresh spring roll stacked on a plate.
My love for spring rolls goes back decades when a neighbor taught my mom and me her authentic tricks for making fresh spring rolls .  These are packed with flavorful and taste better than anything I've ever found from a Thai Restaurant in the United States. We've made them regularly  and I think i've perfected our method and tips and I'm excited to share them with you!

What I love about this recipe:

  • Healthy and flavorful.
  • Adaptable: this recipe is extremely forgiving, and easy to adapt to use ingredients that you like and have on hand.  I'm sharing what I typically put in them, but the options are endless, including bean sprouts, chicken, lettuce, bell peppers avocado.
  • The dipping sauce: a simple peanut sweet chili sauce that puts them over the top!

How to make Fresh Spring Rolls:

Assemble all of your ingredients together, including the chopped veggies, cooked chicken or shrimp, noodles, herbs, and rice paper wrappers. Chop all of your vegetables into long, thin slices. I like to shred the carrot, but you can cut it julienne if you'd like.
The ingredients for spring rolls including spring roll wrappers, chopped vegetables and herbs.
1. Dip wrappers in water. Fill a large shallow dish or pie plate with an inch or so of water.
Remove one rice paper wrapper from the package, and place it in the water to soak. Allow it to soak for about 10 to 15 seconds and then remove and place on a cutting board or countertop. The rice wrapper should still feel pretty firm at this point. It will soften as it sits and as you add the filling ingredients. (If you let it soak for too long it will tear more easily when rolled).
2. Add filling. Layer everything on the ⅓ of the spring roll that is closest to you. Add 1-2 of each ingredient, and small pinch of noodles.
3. Wrap. Pick up the sides of the spring roll and fold them in over the toppings. Then pick up the edge closest to you and pull it up and snugly over the toppings. Continue rolling all the way up like a burrito. Practice will make perfect, but just try to keep all of the ingredients in tightly together as you roll everything up.
A 4-photo collage of the process for making spring rolls.
How to store spring rolls:
If you're not enjoying the spring rolls right away, wrap each roll individually in plastic wrap. Otherwise the rice wrapper will dry out, and if you wrap them side-by-side they will stick together and the wrappers will tear when you try to get them apart.
They taste best the day they are made, but they can be stored for 2-3 days, wrapped individually and stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Fresh spring rolls on a white board with a side of peanut sauce.

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Recipe

Fresh spring rolls on a plate with peanut dipping sauce,
Prep 20 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Assembly time 15 minutes
Total 40 minutes
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 package spring roll rice wrappers , found in the Asian foods section at the grocery store
  • 1 package vermicelli rice noodles , found in the Asian foods section at the grocery store
  • 2 mangos , peeled and sliced into thin strips
  • 1 large carrot , peeled and shredded or sliced into thin strips
  • 1 large English cucumber , peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 pound small, cooked shrimp , deveined, tails removed, or substitute chicken
  • 1 bunch fresh mint leaves
  • 1 bunch fresh basil leaves
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro

For the peanut sauce:

Instructions
 

  • Cook vermicelli noodles in boiling water, for just a few minutes, according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  • Gather all topping ingredients together, including chopped veggies, herbs, cooked shrimp.
  • Add about 1 inch of water to a large, deep dish, or pie pan. Place one rice wrapper into the water and let soak for just 10-15 seconds. It should still feel pretty firm as you remove it and lay it on your counter or plate. 
  • (It will soften up as you add the filling ingredients, but If you let it soak for too long it will get too soft and will tear when you roll it up.)
  • Layer 1-2 slices of each veggie, a few shrimp, a few leaves of each herb and a pinch of noodles on the ⅓ of the spring roll that is closest to you.
  • Fold the sides of the spring roll in over the ingredients. Then pull the side closest to you up and over the ingredients, sealing everything together tightly, and rolling it up like a burrito. 

For the peanut sauce:

  • Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth. 

Notes

Other filling ingredient ideas:
  • bean sprouts
  • sliced avocado
  • cooked, chopped chicken
  • romaine lettuce leaf
  • sliced bell peppers
Storing: The rolls taste best the day they are made, but they can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Wrap each roll individually in plastic wrap (to keep the wrapper soft and to keep them from sticking together) and store in an air-tight container in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gSodium: 36mgPotassium: 146mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1905IUVitamin C: 11.7mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.4mg

 

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*I originally shared this recipe March 2013. Updated February 2020.

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Angela Jacobson
1 year ago

5 stars
This recipe is pretty simple and super delicious! I’m not usually a fan of peanut butter or sauces that include it, but the sauce elevates these yummy rolls to heaven in your mouth!

Sharon
5 years ago

These look delicious, and will be making these for sure!! The dipping sauce sounds tasty, but I am allergic to nuts, so I can’t use peanut butter. Can you or anyone reading this suggest an alternative I can use (that would be just as tasty) with the sweet chili sauce? Do you think using sunflower seed butter will work well? Thanks in advance!

Jim Cuba
5 years ago
Reply to  Sharon

Use Ponzu souce. A citrus soy sauce. Way better than regular soy sauce.

Loulou
4 years ago
Reply to  Sharon

Mix mayo, honey, a touch of sesame oil,pressed garlic and fresh squeezed lemon.
Sooo delish!!!
Enjoy!!!

LauraV
4 years ago
Reply to  Loulou

That does sound good!

Murray
4 years ago
Reply to  Loulou

Sweet soy sauce works well also

McKayla
5 years ago

5 stars
These were amazing! The sauce was phenomenal.

Andre N.
5 years ago

This was my very first time making them. I had to do some running around to find the rice papers but all in all everything turned out great! I added some chopped jalepenos for extra heat and guacamole to balance it.

Yenlinh tran
5 years ago

The title is totally wrong! They are Summer rolls, not Spring rolls. Spring rolls are fried ones.

Joelle
5 years ago

5 stars
Love this recipe! How is the protein coming in at only 1 gram though? I think the shrimp should contribute more than that, am I right?

Dis Cretion
5 years ago

4 stars
For make-ahead storage or presentation in serving a group, I individually wrap finished spring rolls in a curly lettuce leaf. This keeps them from drying out or sticking together. The green adds a nice appearance in the serving dish.

Michele P Elliott
5 years ago

5 stars
Thank you for this fabulous recipe and especially the directions! If I’d known how easy they are to make, I would have made them a long time ago! They’re so expensive in the grocery store but they’re easy, even more fresh and delicious made at home and way less expensive. I am so happy to discover this. Thank you!!

liz
6 years ago

5 stars
SOOO good!! they seem so impressive but are really easy!

Genevieve
6 years ago

5 stars
The sauce was extremely tasty! I have made spring rolls many times over the years and am always looking for “new” ingredients to add and the all important sauce! I was intrigued to try it with Mango. Yum!! Thank you for the time you took with great photos and detailed instructions. And for anyone reading tye previous reviews these ARE spring rolls. Salad rolls they are not! Great recipe!

Maria
6 years ago

5 stars
I was a little nervous about making these because my uncle and little cousin are visiting and I wasn’t sure they’d like something so different. But they loved it! My other family members loved them too. I’m happy I made them and will continue to use this recipe! Thanks for sharing!

Indigo
5 years ago
Reply to  Maria

We recommend alternatives to chile sauce as many find it too spicey and it can lead to leaky gut. I recommend gluten free non wheat soy sauce low sodium and being vegan many years, Ive created many versions with grilled tofu or vegetable protein. I love cooking Thai foods for years and assisted Hawaii Island Retreats creating lots of unique vegan recipes and Rice Paper Spring Rolls are a top favorite and super simple. www.