CLT Spring Roll

I have not been updating this page for quite some time for the food that I have been eating are nothing much to blog about. Just plain boring stuff. However, I came across some new and simple recipes worth trying so here I am again.

I adapted from the original recipe for this dish I found on Facebook.

I went to NTUC this morning to get the lettuce and tomato. I spotted this on the shelf and decided to give it a try since I do not really know how to choose good avocados.

Ingredients you need:

Part A

1. Fresh lettuce

2. 1 medium-sized tomato

3. 1 bowl of leftover chicken meat

4. rice paper

5. Guacamole

Part B

1. 1 teaspoon peanut powder

2. 1 tablespoon fish sauce

3. 2 chilli padi

4. 2 limes

Steps to cook:

1. Prepare Part B first.

2. Pour fish sauce and peanut powder into a small saucer.

3. Cut up the limes and squeeze the juice into the saucer.

4. Cut the chilli padi and put into the saucer.

5. Give a little stir and you will have your sauce ready.

6. Prepare Part A.

7. Heat up the leftover chicken meat in the microwave oven.

8. Cut the tomato into small pieces or slices.

9. Fill a large bowl with water. Gently dip each rice paper for a few seconds till damp.
    Don't over soak the rice paper.

10. Place rice paper on plate, or working surface. As rice paper begins to absorb the water
    and become more soft and pliable (10-30 seconds, depending on wrappers and
    water temp.), begin to add the fillings.

11. On the 1/3 section of the rice paper closest to you, start layering your fillings of lettuce,
      tomatoes, guacamole and chicken.

12. Start rolling the rice paper over the fillings away from you, tucking and rolling it with
      your fingers, making sure all the fillings remain tight and round within the rice paper.

13. Serve with the sauce prepared from Part A.

Where the East meets the West

I used chicken meat instead of bacon for health reasons. Thus, the dish is named CLT instead of BLT. For the sauce, if you do not like spicy, omit the chilli padi. Likewise for the lime, if you do not like it too sour, reduce to one lime. I love the taste of guacamole. It goes well with the wrap. As for the tomato, you might want to dice it instead because I find the wrapping slightly difficult with the big pieces. Perhaps it is just me. Don't mind the ugly wrapping. Anyway, happy cooking and bon appétit!