Ingredients

  • Sauce
  • 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped roasted peanuts
  • Rolls
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 4 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
  • 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as Sriracha)
  • 12 (8 inch) round sheets rice paper
  • 3 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
  • 36 slices julienne-cut seeded peeled cucumbers (2 inch strips)
  • 36 slices julienne-cut red bell peppers (2 inch strips)
  • 36 mint leaves

Method

  • To prepare sauce, combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until honey dissolves. Stir in peanuts.
  • To prepare rolls, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger, garlic, and chicken; saute 5 minutes. Combine chicken mixture, hoisin sauce, and chile sauce; chill.
  • Add hot water to a large, shallow dish to a depth of 1 inch. Place 1 rice paper sheet in dish. Let stand 30 seconds or just until soft. Place sheet on a flat surface. Arrange 1/4 cup lettuce over half of sheet, leaving a 1-inch border. Top lettuce with 1/4 cup chicken mixture, 3 cucumber strips, 3 bell pepper strips, and 3 mint leaves. Folding sides of sheet over filling and starting with filled side, roll up jelly-roll fashion. Gently press seam to seal. Place roll, seam side down, on a serving platter (cover to keep from drying).
  • Repeat procedure with remaining sheets, lettuce, chicken mixture, cucumber strips, bell pepper strips, and mint leaves. Slice each roll in half diagonally. Serve rolls with sauce.