spring roll only 20 calories each

u0904058
u0904058 Posts: 19
I just wanted to share with everyone that Chinese rice paper are only 20 calories. Here's a recipe that I found:

spring roll with carrot and ginger sauce

Ingredients

6 rice-paper wrappers
2 cups radish sprouts ( 1/2 ounce)
1 red beet, trimmed and thinly sliced crosswise
1 medium carrot, peeled and julienned
1 cucumber, julienned
1 red bell pepper, stem and seeds removed, julienned
3/4 cup coarsely grated daikon
3 medium carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 small shallot, quartered
2 tablespoons coarsely grated peeled fresh ginger
1/4 cup rice-wine vinegar (not seasoned)
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Pinch each of coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water


Directions

1.
Make the spring rolls: Soak one rice-paper wrapper in a large bowl of hot water until pliable. Transfer to a work surface. Place one-sixth of the sprouts, beet slices, carrot, cucumber, bell pepper, and daikon on the wrapper, towards the bottom. Fold ends in and roll tightly to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 5 more rolls.

2.
Make the dipping sauce: Puree carrots, shallot, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor until smooth. With machine running, add vegetable oil and then water through the feed tube in a slow, steady stream. Serve sauce with spring rolls.

Replies

  • cupcakes_and_cardio
    cupcakes_and_cardio Posts: 369 Member
    I love spring rolls! I assume you could just buy a cabbage mix instead of buying all separate ingredients?
  • u0904058
    u0904058 Posts: 19
    I love spring rolls! I assume you could just buy a cabbage mix instead of buying all separate ingredients?

    of course you can! you can use any ingredient you like
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    SO ?????????
    HOW ARETHEY 20 EACH ???????????
  • cupcakes_and_cardio
    cupcakes_and_cardio Posts: 369 Member
    SO ?????????
    HOW ARETHEY 20 EACH ???????????

    How wouldn't they be only 20 each? It's practically all veggies...
  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    SO ?????????
    HOW ARETHEY 20 EACH ???????????

    Every time I see you post something in the recipe forums, they are always rude.

    They are more than 20 calories when you take the other items in the recipe into consideration. I am assuming that it was you were trying to convey, but decided to be rude about it instead.

    OP, even if the rice paper is 20 calories each, with all the other ingredients they are going to have more calories. Did you add the recipe on your MFP recipes? If so, what was the calorie total?
  • madmiya
    madmiya Posts: 66 Member
    veggies, oil, vinegar, soy all have calorie counts. it couldn't possibly be 20 calories but..

    it's a really healthy idea and it must be pretty low calorie so while the recipe is, in my opinion, absolutely awesome. the title was a little misleading. no worries though.

    thanks, OP, for such a fresh and healthy recipe idea. =)
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    There no w ay they are 20 calories
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    veggies, oil, vinegar, soy all have calorie counts. it couldn't possibly be 20 calories but..

    it's a really healthy idea and it must be pretty low calorie so while the recipe is, in my opinion, absolutely awesome. the title was a little misleading. no worries though.

    thanks, OP, for such a fresh and healthy recipe idea. =)
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    re ar e 20 calories in 1 rice wrapper not in 1 spring roll
    if u eat a rice paper plain thats 20 calories
    if u add the rest its way more calories
  • gonnamakeanewaccount
    gonnamakeanewaccount Posts: 642 Member
    Okay, this sounds amazing.
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    SO ?????????
    HOW ARETHEY 20 EACH ???????????

    Every time I see you post something in the recipe forums, they are always rude.

    They are more than 20 calories when you take the other items in the recipe into consideration. I am assuming that it was you were trying to convey, but decided to be rude about it instead.


    agreed
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    I just wanted to share with everyone that Chinese rice paper are only 20 calories. Here's a recipe that I found:


    She also wasn't claiming the whole thing was 20 cals, Just the rice paper....for those who don't read before they post.
  • LifeWithPie
    LifeWithPie Posts: 552 Member
    re ar e 20 calories in 1 rice wrapper not in 1 spring roll
    if u eat a rice paper plain thats 20 calories
    if u add the rest its way more calories

    Yeah, so you've said, several times using poor grammar. We get it. Move on.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Are they cooked at all?