Vegan Jackfruit Salad Rolls

Hi friends!

How is summer already half way over!! Time flies for sure.  I don’t know about you, but when it’s hot out, I want to just sit outside, and minimally use my oven or stove.  My house is like a sauna…the problems of not having an air conditioner and really Vancouver doesn’t get THAT hot often enough to warrant it but those random weeks it does…man, it makes me want to just run out of my house and live at the ice-cold malls for a few weeks…know what I’m saying!!

My friends over at Cha’s Organics provided me with some awesome products to go wild with and I really was like…hmm, what can I make that is summery and involves minimal cooking and that is how my Vegan Jackfruit Salad Rolls were born!!  The only thing cooked on the stove is the jackfruit for about 10 minutes. I served them with a delicious sunflower butter sauce that can be adapted to whichever nut butter you use/have.  Sadly, I’m allergic to peanuts, so I’ll never be able to compare it to peanut sauce but it tastes so dang good!

I used basil and pea shoots as my ‘greens’ and crunch factor.  You could also use mint, soft lettuce (like green leaf).

I know salad rolls look daunting and even I always forget how easy they are to make.  They really just require some pre-planning (protein, rice noodles & veggies) but once you have all your ingredients cut up or prepared, they are a breeze to assemble, so healthy and taste SO fresh!!

These salad rolls are vegan as I used Cha’s Organics Young Jackfruit in Brine.  Jackfruit is so unique and “meaty” in texture that it was perfect for this recipe.  It also picks up flavours really well so even the carnivorous boyfriend, was happy with the texture and flavour. You can check it out/buy it by clicking here.

To learn how to roll the papers, takes a bit of practice but it is WAY easier than it looks.  My advice would be to either watch Youtube or look at the back of the package of your rice paper. It should have a nice diagram that illustrates how to roll your salad roll.

You soak the paper for 5 seconds in warm water and then lay on a flat surface.  It will be soft in about 20 seconds.  While the paper is softening, I start adding my ingredients so I can roll once the paper is more pliable.

From the picture above, you would fold in the sides first, and then start rolling from the bottom up.  PS. don’t be so hard on yourself if there are a few rips, they will taste amazing regardless. An alternative is to use 2 rice papers if you are having a lot of trouble but I’ve never had a huge issue.  Doubling the paper would also make it quite thick on the ends but I’d imagine it would taste good still.

Note: These do note prepare well in advance.  I prepared the Jackfruit and sauce 1 day in advance and then assembled and ate the rolls within a few hours once prepared.  To keep them fresh, moisten a paper towel and keep them covered at room temperature until ready to serve.

I’d love for you to try my recipe, please tag me on Facebook or Instagram (@balancingandie) so I can follow along :).  Click here to pin this recipe for future reference or subscribe to my blog to never miss a post!

 

 

 

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2 Replies to “Vegan Jackfruit Salad Rolls”

  1. I want to try Jackfruit so badly!!

    -Stephanie

    1. Andrea (Administrator) says: Reply

      I’d love to know what you think 🙂

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