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DAMASCUS CRYSTAL ROLLS

Damascus Crystal Rolls

This is a perfect show off recipe inspired from Candle Café, an organic vegan restaurant located on Upper East Side Manhattan. It is actually one of  Damascus Bakery’s customers.

The food is all about organic ingredients, featuring a various and tasty vegetarian menu from homemade soup, salads, sandwiches and entrees. As in Damascus Bakery we are entirely committed in healthy food and healthy living, we choose partners and customers that also share our vision.

This crystal rolls recipe is sublime for spring and summer, it is a delectable combination of fresh and colorful vegetables and rice noodle wrapped in tasty Damascus roll-up, and it’s one of the best spring and summer roll!  

 CRYSTAL ROLL RECIPE

Ingredients

• 50 g thin rice noodles
• ½ cucumber, peeled deseeded and grated
• 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 15 g coriander
• 4 Damascus Roll-Up

Peanut dipping sauce

• 5 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp chili sauce or chili bean paste

 Preparation

1.       Prepare the peanut sauce: mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. Add 3 tbsp water, mix again then pour into a serving bowl. Set aside.  

2.       Pour boiling water over the noodles and leave for 3 minutes until soft. Rinse under cold water, drain and put on a clean tea towel. Cut into pieces about 12 cm long.  

3.       Put the vegetables, herbs and noodles in separate piles on a tray. 

4.       Lay down Damascus Roll-Up. Put a small amount of each of the vegetables, coriander and noodles on the left side of the bread.

6.       Roll up tightly and cut rolls into three parts with a sharp knife just before serving. Repeat with the remaining roll-up and filling. Serve with the dipping sauce.