Recipe: Raw Food Summer Rolls

Check out these beautiful summer rolls from IIN graduate, Tanya Maher. If you're hungry for more head over to our IIN Recipe Blog showcasing a variety of recipes that cater to diets of all types, from vegan to paleo to pescatarian and beyond!

INGREDIENTS
For the summer rolls:

• pack of 12 rice paper wrappers (the ones I use are 22cm/8.5in in diameter)
• lettuce leaves
• veggies (carrots, cucumbers, red peppers, asparagus, celery and bean sprouts work well)
• herbs and flowers (parsley, basil, mint and pansies or other edible flowers)

For the sweet & sour dip:

• 4 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• 4 tbsp agave nectar
• 4 sundried tomatoes halves in oil
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp tamari
• 100g (about 1/2 cup) pineapple, chopped into tiny cubes

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Julienne or slice all the veggies into thin long strips. Set them and the herbs out within easy reach of a clean chopping board. Cover the chopping board with kitchen towel.
2. Half fill a bowl big enough to fit the rice papers in with hot water, then dunk one at a time until pliable and lay flat over the kitchen towel.
3. Arrange two edible flowers or basil leaves, if using, face down in the middle. Top with veggies which won’t blend with the colors of your herbs (carrots over basil leaves or cucumbers over purple pansies make them pop!), then top with other vegetable strips and a line of parsley, careful not to bunch them up in the middle.
4. Bring the bottom edge of the wrapper tightly up over the filling, and fold the sides in over it. Continue to roll up tightly and place on a plate, joint-side down. Cover rolls with lettuce leaves to keep them fresh, while preparing the sauce.
5. Blend all the sauce ingredients, except pineapple cubes, in a small travel blender, pour it into a dipping bowl, sprinkle with pineapple and serve along side the spring rolls. 

Tanya Maher (pronounced Marr) is a leading pioneer in the world of ultra-nutritious and energizing plant-based foods for the whole family. Tanya co-founded ‘Tanya’s,’ a high-end raw cafe in 2014 and merged it with her established wellness company ‘Better Raw’ in 2017. She is the creator of the Amazon #1 best selling DVD ‘Raw Food 101’ and author of Hay House’s ‘The Uncook Book’ (available to purchase worldwide, here). Born in Russia, raised in New Zealand and now raising her own family in London, Tanya has been hailed as one of the most recognized experts in the world of gourmet raw food by the likes of Vogue, Daily Mail and Women’s Health. Find more from Tanya on her site TanyasLiving.com and on Instagram @TanyasLiving.

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