How to Make BLT Rice Paper Rolls
We can’t step into our local Vietnamese restaurant without ordering the summer rolls. We just love them. So light, so fresh and absolutely delicious. One night after eating entirely too many summer rolls, we got to thinking about what else you could roll up in a rice paper wrapper. Not too much time had to pass before we came to the conclusion that bacon, lettuce and tomato would be perfect. You’re going to need rice paper wrappers. Our local grocery store sells it in the International aisle, but you can also find it at Asian food markets. Rice paper wrappers have to be moistened before using. Grab a plate with a lip then fill with warm water. Take a sheet of rice paper and slide it into the water. Leave it for 5 to 10 seconds then remove it. It should soften and be pliable. Then fill with whatever you want, wrap and enjoy! If the rice paper tears a bit, don’t worry, just overlap the two torn edges and continue on like nothing happened. In our case, we add some baked bacon (see how we do it), tomatoes, lettuce and a lime-flavored mayonnaise. 4 strips cooked thick-cut bacon, see how we bake bacon 2 cups packed shredded or baby lettuce leaves 1 large tomato, cut into 1/4-inch slices Lime mayonnaise, recipe below Juice of 1/2 a lime 1 to 2 teaspoons Sriracha chili sauce Salt to taste 2Stack lettuce on the lower third of the rice paper. Add tomatoes then a strip of bacon. Spread about 2 teaspoons of lime mayonnaise then top with some more lettuce. 3Fold the bottom of the rice paper up over the lettuce, tomato and bacon. Fold in the sides, then roll up. Repeat with remaining ingredients. If one of the wrappers rips, carefully overlap the two edges then continue to assemble the roll.
