Spring rolls meet deli sandwiches in this fusion twist! When you can’t decide on what kind of appetizers to serve, this recipe does it all. Enjoy the smoky taste of bacon or peppery corned beef in a crispy spring roll wrapper. Hot sauce spices things up even more. This finger food will be a hit on Super Bowl Sunday or any day when you have a crowd over.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients
To Assemble
- 8 cups (2 l) canola oil
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) Frank’s RedHot® Original Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) mayonnaise
- 16 crisp leaves iceberg lettuce
BLT
- 8 spring roll wrappers
- 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked
- 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 8 slices Havarti cheese
Reuben
- 8 spring roll wrappers
- 8 slices smoked meat, such as corned beef or pastrami
- 8 dill pickle spears, halved lengthwise
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
Preparation
- Heat oil to 375°F in a large heavy bottom saucepan.
- For the BLT spring rolls, place spring roll wrappers on a flat work surface, at an angle, with points at top and bottom (like a diamond). Place 1 slice of Havarti cheese in center of each wrapper. Top with 3 cherry tomato halves and 1 slice of bacon, broken into pieces. Fold the bottom corner of the wrapper up, then fold the two sides of the wrapper toward the middle. To seal the spring roll, lightly brush or dab with water along top edge of wrapper. Roll from bottom up, pressing gently to seal roll with the wet edge.
- For the Reuben Spring Rolls, arrange wrappers on work surface. Place 1 slice of Swiss cheese in center of each wrapper. Top with 2 slices of pickle and layer with 1 slice of meat. Fold the bottom corner of the wrapper up, then fold the two sides of the wrapper toward the middle. To seal the spring roll, lightly brush or dab with water along top edge of wrapper. Roll from bottom up, pressing gently to seal roll with the wet edge.
- Working in batches, fry spring rolls 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- For the dipping sauce, mix mayonnaise and hot sauce in small bowl. To serve, wrap each spring roll in lettuce, like a lettuce cup, and dip in spicy mayo.
Tips:
- These party spring rolls are inspired by some of our favourite deli sandwiches, but you can always create your own version with your favourite sandwich fillings!
- Keeping the lettuce on the outside will ensure it doesn’t wilt, will keep your hands from burning when you just can’t wait to dive in AND it acts like a built-in napkin!
