SUSHI-STYLE RICE PAPER ROLLS WITH GOAT CHEESE

Sushi-Style Rice Paper Rolls with Goat Cheese image

These rice paper rolls are an interesting mix of tastes most are not used to. This is something I make for summer dinner buffet parties. Everybody always leaves with the recipe.

Provided by Lynn Pennec

Time 1h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
½ cup toasted pine nuts
12 ounces crumbled goat cheese
1 medium carrot, grated
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
6 medium (blank)s rice paper sheets
12 leaves fresh mint
6 leaves leaf lettuce

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook onions until transparent, about 5 minutes. Add to a bowl with the toasted pine nuts. Allow to cool, 5 to 10 minutes.
Add goat cheese, grated carrot, and ginger to the cooled onion mixture. Mix well with a fork.
Wet one rice paper carefully in a shallow dish of water. Transfer to a level, nonstick work surface. Place 2 large mint leaves in the center and cover with a piece of leaf lettuce to fill the size of the rice paper. Add goat cheese mixture in the center in a roll about 3/4 inches in diameter. Roll carefully, tucking in the ends of the rice paper at mid-roll so that nothing leaks out. The humid rice paper should stick to itself to seal the ends and edges. Wrap roll in plastic wrap.
Repeat the wetting, filling, and wrapping process to make remaining rolls. Place rolls in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the cheese to set.
When ready to serve, unroll each from plastic and cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices. Serve on a platter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5.5 g, Cholesterol 44.8 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 15.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.8 g, Sodium 302.8 mg, Sugar 2.9 g