Fresh, Healthy Spring Rolls Are a Project Worth the Effort

But for the time-strapped (or lazy) home cook, there’s also a way to a quicker fix.
Fresh, Healthy Spring Rolls Are a Project Worth the Effort
These moreish rolls burst with crunchy raw vegetables, leafy herbs, and rice noodles. Lynda Balslev for Tastefood
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Thai- and Vietnamese-style spring rolls (the fresh ones that are wrapped in rice paper and not fried) are healthy treats that are fun to eat. Bursting with crunchy, juicy raw vegetables, leafy herbs, and rice noodles and served with sweet and spicy sauces for dipping and swiping, these two-fisted rolls are delicious and moreish.

As wholesome and satisfying as spring rolls are to consume, they are a bit of a project to make. If you have the time, it’s worth the effort. The key to making fresh rolls is to prepare and assemble all the ingredients in advance. This may include a trip to an Asian market or the international section of your supermarket for certain ingredients, such as the rice noodles and paper wraps and special condiments for the dips. Once you assemble the ingredients, you are ready to roll.

Lynda Balslev
Lynda Balslev
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Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat, and a dog. Balslev studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Copyright 2025 Lynda Balslev. Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.
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