This recipe is packed with flavour, super easy, and so damn delicious. Vegan salad rolls are traditionally made with rice paper, but let’s be honest, they’re not always the easiest to put together. You end up ripping the papers and frustrated.
Magical chard salad rolls
This recipe is raw and great for prep-ahead picnics or more involved dinner parties or BBQ’s during the summer. I love using chard as the wrap because you can load in more nutrients from the leafy greens! Chard is part of the same family as beets and spinach. It is grown worldwide and is native to the Mediterranean. There are several different types of chard and the leaves and stalks provide an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and powerful plant compounds.
To name a few of the magical benefits of chard in this salad rolls recipe:
Packed with antioxidants Loaded with fiber Excellent source of vitamin K Keeps your heart healthy
Chard can easily be added to your diet by sautéing it with coconut oil, adding it to eggs, soups or stews, mixing it into your salad mix, tossing it into your smoothies, and the list goes on. You can of course use any kind of lettuce for these rolls other than chard as well such as kale or regular romaine. Both of which pack their own nutrients, but I personally love chard as I think it’s a great addition to a plant-based diet and is packed with flavour.
Vegan peanut sauce
I paired my salad rolls with my favourite vegan peanut sauce. This sauce pairs perfectly and adds a punch of flavour to the vegetable-filled, raw vegan recipe. The peanut sauce only incorporates a few main ingredients and can be used on more than just the salad rolls if you make up a big batch such as a dip, or dressing on a salad. The key ingredients in the peanut sauce are, of course, peanut butter, and tamari. Peanut butter is loaded with:
Protein Magnesium Phosphorous Zinc Niacin Vitamin B6
But make sure to purchase the all-natural kind to avoid unwanted access to sugar. If you have nut allergies in your family, you can substitute the peanut sauce with whatever your fav sauce is. A sweet chili sauce for example can make a great addition if you like some spice!
Make your salad rolls your own
What’s important to remember about this recipe is you can totally make it your own! Spice things up by adding your fav hot sauce, marinate the vegan “beef” and cut up your favourite veggies to throw into the roll. Or even clean out your fridge and use up what you have left and may go bad. Roll it all together and voila! The perfect plant-based summer meal. This recipe can also be a fun one to incorporate your kids in the kitchen, or your whole family at dinner to build their own favourite variation of their salad rolls.
