Baked Turkey Spring Rolls

Deep-fried spring rolls tend to be high in fat, but baked ones taste just as good! You can achieve a crispy wrapper by brushing the spring rolls lightly with oil before baking. These rolls are a great way to use leftover turkey.

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Makes: 20

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Ingredients

  • 4 oz (125 g) rice vermicelli
  • 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1 Ontario Onion, diced
  • 3 cloves Ontario Garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) grated fresh gingerroot
  • 2 cups (500 mL) shredded Ontario Red Cabbage
  • 4 cups (1 L) coarsely chopped cooked Ontario Turkey (about 1 lb/500 g)
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper
  • 2 large Ontario Carrots, grated (about 2 cups/500 mL)
  • 2 cups (500 mL) Ontario Bean Sprouts
  • 1 pkg (275 g/9.7 oz) large square spring roll wrappers (20 wrappers)
  • 1 Ontario Egg Yolk, beaten

Sweet Chili Sauce:

  • 3/4 cup (175 mL) hoisin sauce
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) water
  • 2 cloves Ontario Garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) each Ontario Honey and rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) sambal oelek or hot chili sauce

Instructions

Sweet Chili Sauce: In bowl, whisk together hoisin sauce, water, garlic, honey, vinegar and sambal oelek until honey is dissolved. Set aside. 

Cover rice vermicelli in hot water and soak 10 minutes or until soft. Drain very well, using fine sieve to extract as much liquid as possible. Cut into 2-inch (5 cm) lengths and set aside. 

In large skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil over medium-high heat; cook onion, garlic and ginger, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add cabbage; cover and cook until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Add turkey and 1 cup (250 mL) of the sauce, salt and pepper; cook, stirring to coat, for 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl.  Stir in carrots, bean sprouts and rice vermicelli; let cool.

Lay 1 spring roll wrapper on work surface with point facing away from you. Place 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the turkey mixture just below centre. Fold bottom point of wrapper over filling. Roll over once, so filling is enclosed. Fold over sides and continue rolling. Using fingertip, dab egg on top point of wrapper and seal. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers. Place on greased baking sheet. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.)

Brush remaining oil lightly all over spring rolls. Bake in 425˚F (220˚C) oven, turning once, until crisp and golden, about 25 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce. 

Nutritional information

1 Spring Roll:

  • PROTEIN: 9 grams
  • FAT: 3 grams
  • CARBOHYDRATE: 31 grams
  • CALORIES: 192
  • FIBRE: 2 grams
  • SODIUM: 442 mg