Chicken salad rice paper rolls

This dinner is really just a lovely and fun way to eat your salad with your hands. Without the addition of rice vermicelli* the rolls were a little harder to wrap but I got the hang of it after the first couple. Feel free to mess around with the ingredients - that is half the fun! I also meant to add some toasted macadamias for crunch and flavour but completely forgot amidst the rice paper rolling excitement. 

CHICKEN SALAD RICE PAPER ROLLS
Small white onion (white flesh, white skin)
1.5 tsp coconut oil 

8 large fresh mint leaves

Small handful fresh coriander/cilantro

2 handfuls crisp lettuce leaves

5 snap peas

4 thick slices cucumber

1/4 red capsicum/bell pepper

1 skinless chicken thigh

5 sheets edible rice paper 

1. Peel and slice the onion

2. Heat 1 tsp of the oil in a small pan and fry the onion until slightly browned. Remove and place in a medium bowl

3. Finely chop herbs and vegetables and add to the onion. Mix well. 

4. Slice chicken thigh into strips

4. Heat remaining coconut oil in the pan and cook chicken thigh strips until browned

5. Fill a large bowl with very warm water

6. Dip a sheet of rice paper into the bowl, rotating it until all edges have softened and then dunk it in a couple of times until the sheet is pliable

7. Spread the sheet out on a plate. Place a good handful of the vegetable mix in a thick line in the centre of the bottom third of the sheet and top with a chicken strip

8. Bring the bottom of the sheet over the mix, tucking it in to firm up the filling

9. Lift each side towards the middle of the roll, allowing it to stick to itself to seal the edges

10. Roll the filling toward the front to complete the process 

11. Eat and repeat!

Enjoy ❤️ 

*I left vermicelli out of the recipe for two reasons. The first, because without sauces, vinegars etc. the noodles would have been bland and awful and the second because rice noodles/paper should be eaten in moderation for those with MCAS

Ingredient information (based on advice by SIGHI)

- Peas are rated 1

All other ingredients are rated 0 with the following notes;

- Mint is incompatible for those with salicylate intolerance

- Coconut oil is highly recommended

- Only small amounts of coriander/cilantro are well tolerated

- Chicken must be as fresh as possible

- Rice paper is not tolerated quite as well as rice

0 - Well tolerated, no symptoms expected at usual intake 

1 - Minor symptoms, occasional consumption of small quantities is often tolerated 

2 - Incompatible, significant symptoms at usual intake 

3 - Very poorly tolerated, severe symptoms

Hot tip!

🔥 Eat the rolls as you make them as they can stick to the plate and tear if left sitting for too long