Vietnamese spring rolls, which are also known as “summer rolls,” are basically rice paper rolls packed with a variety of veggies, a lot of protein from shrimp or pork, and served with almond butter dipping sauce. They differ from Chinese spring rolls (which are fried and crispy) since they are not actually cooked and are served fresh.
They make marvelous summertime appetizers when the weather starts warming, and we feel like having lighter-healthier meals!
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Here in this article, we have put together over 20 healthy Vietnamese summer roll recipes that are absolutely delicious. And the one thing you’ll love the most about these rolls is they’re easily customizable; feel free to fill those veggies, whichever are in season!
1. Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Image and recipe by aspicyperspective
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Servings: 12 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 10
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls are perfect for making your family eat veggies. They are pretty easy to prepare; simply season shrimp and cut veggies (such as peppers and carrots) into thin strips. Then cut zucchini into longer ribbons to give them a noodle-like appearance.
Serve these rolls with Zucchini noodles if you want some additional nutritional value and crunch!
2. Vietnamese Catfish Spring Rolls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Servings: 12 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 10
As you might have obviously guessed from the name, these Catfish Spring Rolls are made with catfish’s skin which is crispy, it’s flesh is fat and flavorful, and overall the rolls are so yum.
You can pair these rolls with refreshing pineapple and lychee fizz, which makes an amazing combination.
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3. Vietnamese Fresh Summer Rolls
Image and recipe by littlespicejar
Total time: 30 min
Servings: 10 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 14
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls are stuffed into rice paper wrappers with fresh carrots, rice noodles, cooked shrimp, herby cilantro, creamy avocados, fresh basil leaves, and lettuce.
These summer rolls being light, healthy, and flavorful are just perfect for lunch and definitey one of the easy vietnamese recipes!
4. Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Image and recipe by downshiftology
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 10 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 17
These Vietnamese spring rolls are a light, healthy and veggie-packed spring meal. The rice paper wrappers are filled with spinach, shrimp, asparagus, cucumber, carrots and sprouts. They make a wonderful combination when served with almond butter dipping sauce.
5. Vietnamese Spring Rolls Recipe (Gỏi Cuốn)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 10 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 17
This is a traditional Vietnamese Spring Roll recipe (Goi Cuon). Packed with a lot of veggies, herbs, slices of pork, and shrimp, they make a wonderful serving when served with a crunchy hoisin and peanut dipping sauce.
They’re tasty, fun to eat and are great for a communal meal.
6. Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls (Prawn Spring Rolls)
Image and recipe by chompslurrpburp
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Servings: 10 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 10
Prawn Spring Rolls are actually light, bright and refreshing Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls – just so perfect for the hot season! Their best part lies in the fact that they are easily customizable.
Additionally, if you want to make a healthier version of these summer rolls, use shredded veggies and meat.
7. Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Vegan)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 17
This easy-to-follow vegan recipe for Vietnamese fresh spring rolls is very healthy. They are packed with the goodness of veggies. They pair well with peanut hoisin sauce and are generally served as a side dish or main dish.
Moreover, you can enjoy the summer rolls all alone, or with dipping sauce.
8. Rainbow Fresh Spring Rolls Recipe
Image and recipe by vegarecepten
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 18
If you’re looking for interesting vietnamese spring roll filling ideas, you will love this gluten-free and vegan option that is packed with vitamins. They are absolutely delicious and render a lot of health benefits. Perfect for lunch or for a light dinner, they are often served with fish sauce. Moreover, you could also pair them with a tasty Vietnamese peanut sauce, which adds a whole lot of protein to your diet.
9. Vietnamese Spring Rolls: Shrimp and Spicy Tuna
Image and recipe by muchbutter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 12
Shrimp and Spicy Tuna Vietnamese summer rolls are fresh and healthy appetizers served with peanut sauce and sesame mayo.
One tip I’d like to give you in advance, the carrots in the recipe make the rolls really tough to chew and so if you don’t want that to happen, just omit them.
Moreover you can experiment with vermicelli noodles, they add a good amount of carb and texture to the Vietnamese fresh spring rolls.
10. Vietnamese Pork Spring Rolls
Image and recipe by tarasmulticulturaltable
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 15 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 18
These fried Vietnamese Spring Rolls are covered in a thin layer of rice paper and are packed with savory meat vegetable filling, which provide an amazing flavor to the recipe.
To serve, fry the Chả Giò once again until they turn light golden and pair them with lettuce, cilantro, mint and homemade dipping sauce.
11. Vietnamese Beef Spring Rolls
Image and recipe by eatsmarter
Total time: 45 min
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 11
Enjoy your meal with these crispy crunchy beef rolls which are homemade and truly mouthwatering!
Before you prepare the rolls, be careful that soggy spring rolls come from soggy and wet filling. So, choose your ingredients wisely so that they don’t release too much liquid when being cooked. However, even if your filling is soggy and wet, don’t stress as you can simply drain it by putting inside a strainer while it’s Cooking down.
12. Bún Chả Giò Chay (Vietnamese Rice Noodles and Spring Rolls Bowls)
Image and recipe by thefoodietakesflight
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 2 bowls
No. of Ingredients: 7
Looking for Vietnamese party food ideas? You can serve this bowl as a healthy main course with rice noodles and delight your guests.
13. Vietnamese Spring Roll Pizza
Image and recipe by allrecipes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 8
No. of Ingredients: 10
This Vietnamese Spring Roll Pizza is filled with fresh and delicious flavours! Put together a spicy peanut sauce, chicken, veggies, fresh herbs, and cheese for this light and delicious pizza.
14. Cha Gio (Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls)
Image and recipe by curiouscuisiniere
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 12
No. of Ingredients: 10
These Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls known by the name Cha Gio (sometimes called summer rolls) have a soft exterior and a filling of shrimp and herbs.
These crispy rolls are typically fried and served with a light fish sauce or any other dipping sauce.
15. Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls Recipe (Bò Bía Recipe)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 15
The name Bò Bía in Vietnamese is adapted from the name of the Chinese roll “Popiah.”
Despite containing Chinese sausages, they are pretty light and so you can enjoy them without any worries! In general, these aren’t normally served as full meals; they’re more like snacks.
16. Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Mango Almond Butter Sauce
Image and recipe by goodoldvegan
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 10 rolls
No. of Ingredients: 15
These Spring Rolls packed with chopped veggies, crispy shallots, rice noodles, and a mango almond butter sauce are just perfect for summers. The mango almond butter sauce provides a good alternative to the usual peanut sauce.
Though these rolls generally serve as appetizers, you can obviously include them in a full meal if you enjoy appetizers more than meals.
17. Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls
Image and recipe by garlicsaltandlime
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 6
No. of Ingredients: 14
These homemade Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Rolls are super tasty, healthy and easy to put together. Shrimp and veggies wrapped in rice paper and dipped in a creamy peanut sauce taste so yum!
Assembling the rolls in rice paper can be a fun activity for a special family night or dinner party. Your family will surely enjoy this shrimp spring roll recipe!
18. Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls with Shrimp + Peanut Sauce
Image and recipe by bigflavorstinykitchen
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 8
No. of Ingredients: 21
This Vietnamese Fresh Spring Roll recipe with Shrimp and Peanut Sauce is sure to be adored by everyone for it’s easily customizable.
Being Cook & refreshing they are perfect for summer. The best part about these translucent rolls is, they don’t usually contain meat. Their beautiful light colours put a great impression on the dining table.
19. Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Crispy Tofu
Image and recipe by minimalistbaker
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 8 spring rolls
No. of Ingredients: 17
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls with Crispy Tofu being fresh, filling, and loaded with flavor are the perfect kind of soul food. Furthermore, you can take them to the next level by serving them with almond butter sauce.
They are quite healthy with a lot of good ingredients such as thin rice noodles, mint, cilantro, red pepper, carrot, cucumber and crispy almond butter tofu.
20. Easy Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls – Cha Gio
Image and recipe by wandercooks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 12 spring rolls
No. of Ingredients: 16
Crispy, crunchy and nicely satisfying, these Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls are packed with delicious flavours. Their recipe is quite simple and they can be easily made at home. They get a beautiful crunch from rice paper and are a perfect entree or appetizer when paired with a Vietnamese spicy homemade dipping sauce.
These Vietnamese Spring Roll Recipes are veggie packed, easy to prep and super delicious. They are awesome in a way to incorporate lots of veggies and the healthy fats of peanut dipping sauce into your diet.
Find out for yourself how delicious these Vietnamese summer rolls are with their easy and simple recipes!
