Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup tomato puree (passata)
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon ginger root grated
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sodium reduced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon thai chili paste
  • 2 cups mung bean sprouts
  • 2 cups napa (Chinese) cabbage shredded (chinese)
  • 2 cups snow pea pods chinese, cut into julienne strips
  • 18 each rice-paper wrappers 6"
  • 3/4 pound sea bass finely chopped, cooked, or whitefish
  • 13 cup cilantro chopped fresh
  • 3 tablespoons peanuts finely chopped unsalted roasted

Method

  • FOR TOMATO-GINGER DIPPING SAUCE: Mix all ingredients in small glass or plastic bowl.
  • Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
  • FOR ASIAN FISH ROLL RECIPE: Prepare Tomato-Ginger Dipping Sauce.
  • Heat 1 inch water to boiling or place steamer basket in 1/2 inch water (water should not touch bottom of basket) and heat to boiling.
  • Add bean sprouts.
  • Cover and cook or steam 2 minutes.
  • Immediately rinse in cold water; drain.
  • Repeat with cabbage and pea pods.
  • Place rice-paper wrappers, 2 at a time in bowl of hot water 45 seconds.
  • Remove and place on plate.
  • When completely soft, separate wrappers.
  • Place about 2 tablespoons fish, 1 tablepsoon each bean sprouts, cabbage and pea pods, 1 teaspoon cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon peanuts in center of each wrapper.
  • Fold one end of wrapper up about 1 inch over filling; fold right and left sides in over folded end.
  • Fold remaining end down, wrapping around roll.