Mouthful Asian Style Vegetable Wraps on Ginger-Cilantro Dipping Sauce

• ¼ cup cilantro, chopped  
• 1 pc garlic clove, minced  
• 2 tbsp tomato paste  
• 2 tbsp brown sugar  
• 4 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce (to reduce sodium content in this recipe, simply lessen the amount of soy sauce  
• 5 tsp rice wine vinegar  
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated  

Ingredients for fillings and wraps

• 1 tbsp soy sauce  
• 8 spring roll wrappers  
• 4 scallions, sliced diagonally  
• Small handful of fresh mint, stems discarded and chopped  
• 2 pc medium sized carrots, peeled and shredded  
• 1 pc celery stalk, sliced thinly  
• 1 cup Napa cabbage, shredded  

Preparation:

1. In a small bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients then partition the resulting mixture into small separate dipping bowls for each person.  
2. Refer to package instructions for softening the roll wrappers.  
3. Toss the mint, carrots, scallions, cabbage, mint and soy sauce together in the same medium sized bowl and mix.  
4. Obtain equivalent volumes of the vegetable mixture at the core of each spring roll wrapper. Fold the base of the wrap half-way over the mixture then crease the right and left edges over the folded end, overlapping.  
5. In a vegetable steamer, steam the filled wraps for about 5 to 7 minutes or until the wrap is heated through. Serve while hot.  

This mouthful recipe will surely be a hit in every party. 

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