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First
the chicken salad: I stewed the Chicken with minimal
seasoning/salt using some Adobo seasoning, cooled enough to touch, then
boned it, (or should I say de-boned it? . . . I gotta watch my wording
with this group!). Proceed to cut or shred the larger pieces
before sprinkling in Madras Curry powder, (seasoned to taste.)
Chopped Celery, cooked Basmati Rice, Raisins, Adobo Seasoning to taste
(we go easy on the salt in our kitchen), and the secret ingredient:
(Diamond brand) Glazed Walnuts we bought at Sams Club. Mixed
together, it seemed a little dry, so I added a mixture of Olive Oil and
Sesame Oil, (since sesame oil tends to be too strong by itself), and
that was it. Next time I will add plain Greek Yogurt (or sour
cream), instead of the oil. Throw in the fridge to cool,... (or
freezer).
Assembly: In my rush to get the ingredients at an Asian market
yesterday, I grabbed tapioca starch based Spring Roll Wrappers instead
of Rice Based. Sometimes the local Publix stores have the rice
based wrappers near the sushi counter, (IF they make their sushi
in-house). Assembly was the same, but the rice-based wrapped
rolls seemed to be less apt to stick to each other on the serving
dish. I used a fry/saute pan for the hot water dip in case I
needed to re-heat the water during the assembly process. (Water
warm/hot but okay to put your fingers into).
Lay out your assembly line. If you are running short on time and
have to drive across two counties for a potluck, I discovered that you
can put 2 wrapper disks into the pan of water (one second after the
other) and they will not stick to each other. Pull them out just
when the stiff parchment-like wrapper becomes soft and easily
foldable. Lay onto a dinner plate(s) and place into the center a
heaping tablespoon of curried chicken salad and some salad greens
and/or broccoli florets. (While daydreaming on the bike, I
originally thought to place the chicken salad on top of a piece of Leaf
Lettuce or Boston lettuce), and then wrap it all with the soft Spring
Roll Wrapper.
For those of you who have not done egg rolls or spring rolls
before: Take the edge of the wrapper closest to you and fold it
over the salad. Take the left and right sides of the wrapper and
fold inward to enclose the ends. Then roll the whole thing
forward trying to roll as tightly & compactly as you can without
breaking the delicate wrapper.
I lightly brushed the outside of the rolls with the
sesame oil/olive oil mixture to help keep them from sticking to each
other since I was stacking them. I have to confess, my original
bike-riding daydream did include a Tamarindo Dipping Sauce, but I
didn't have time to figure that one out on the fly, so I'm glad
everyone enjoyed them as they were. Another variation would
easily include some freshly chopped cilantro inside, but do NOT do that
if you are inviting Bill to dinner. :-)
¡Buen Provecho |
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