I first had egg rolls filled with avocado at Sushi Metsuyan in New Jersey and it changed my view of egg rolls. You must experience avocado in an egg roll, it is to die for.
Avocado Egg Rolls with Spicy Dipping Sauce
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro or 1 teaspoon dried coriander
- 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ cup finely diced red onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped sun dried tomatoes drained from oil
- 2 ripe avocados pitted, peeled and diced
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 6 Egg Roll Wraps
- 1 egg lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon hoisin
- ¼ chili garlic sauce
Instructions
- In a small food processor, combine cilantro, rice vinegar, honey, garlic and cumin. Pulse to finely chop and combine. In a small bowl, combine cilantro mixture with onions, tomatoes, avocado and salt. Mix until just combined.
- Lay one egg roll wrap in front of you with a tip pointing down. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of avocado filling into the middle of the wrap. Lightly brush each corner with egg wash. Fold bottom corner up and over the filling, tuck each side in and continue to roll up, sealing tightly. Place on a baking sheet, seam side down.
- Fill a large skillet a 1/4 inch deep with oil and heat over medium to medium-low heat. Fry egg rolls about 5 minutes until crispy and golden brown on all sides, using tongs to turn them so they brown evenly.
- In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin and chili garlic sauce. Serve with egg rolls..
Baked egg roll are like a different animal all together.
Find directions for kosher bake egg rolls here:
http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipes/five-spice-turkey-egg-rolls/
Hey,
Have you ever made these or other egg rolls by baking them instead of frying? How would you recommend
doing it?
yes exactly!
Hi, are the egg rolls fully closed when you fry them and then you cut them in half to let a little of it show like in the picture? thanks!
you and my husband
Hi in NEW ZEALAND!!! you can use either buy I think the spring roll wraps are probably best.
I live in New Zealand and we don’t have egg rolls here…do I make a crepe or using spring roll wraps instead. Thanks.
What are the amounts of everything?
These look ok, but after a while I might get hungry for some beef or chicken.
Hi Kara – great catch – should be rice vinegar – will change the recipe.
Did you mean rice vinegar or red white vinegar?
more importantly they should be served right away because once refrigerated (even if reheated)they will loose their crispiness/crunchiness
add a small amount of fresh lemon juice to the diced avocado will keep them from turning.
I assume this scrumptious-looking dish would need to be served right away to prevent the avocadoes from getting brown? (I would love to be able to make this in advance…)