Bachelorettehood.

Examples of this include:

One who sleeps in the middle of the bed.

One who drinks the whole pot of coffee with reckless abandon.

One who takes extra long showers.

One who finishes the last of the ice cream, not thinking twice.

One who marathons Mad Men on Netflix.

One who has an “imaginary wedding” board on Pinterest.

One who talks to herself, even in front of people.

Oh, and one who cooks whatever she likes, whenever she likes.

Dinner is always the problem around my house.  I get tired, I get lazy, and I’m usually one glass of wine in by the time I try and decide what to eat.  I throw open the cupboards and refrigerator only to stand there, for what seems like hours.  I go through the “well I could east this, or this, or I could just order out.”

I like simple.  I like quick.  I love spring rolls.

I know I’ve expressed this love before but spring rolls are great for any season.  They are quick, healthy, and I get to dunk them (I love dunking  things-is that weird?)  Right now I have an abundance of spring greens and carrots so the natural thought is to shove both of them in a spring roll.

But why stop there?  Tossing the carrots in a bit of in a bit of soy sauce marinade and roasting makes it all the better.

I like to mix my spring rolls up.  Sometimes I will use rice noodles but other times I’ll use Asian Greens or lettuce if I have a bunch from the csa.  The combination is up to you!

Soy-Glazed Roasted Carrot Spring Rolls
 
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Serves: 2-4

Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoons Tamari (soy sauce)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 4-5 carrots
  • 1 bunch green onions
  • Asian greens (or)
  • 4 oz brown rice noodles
  • 4-5 rice papers

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325˚.
  2. In a small skillet, add sesame seeds and lightly toast for 4-5 minutes. Combine toasted sesame seeds with honey, olive oil, soy sauce, and garlic.
  3. Slice carrots and green onions into 2 inch long pieces. Toss with soy soy and place in a baking dish. Roast carrots for 30-45 minutes until carrots are soft and browned.
  4. If using, cook brown rice noodles according to package. Drain hot water into a dish that is big enough to fit the rice paper. (I had some lovely Asian greens from my CSA and used those instead- either/both will work!)
  5. Set up your spring roll rolling station with the water, veggies, greens/rice noodles, and a place to roll/cut each spring roll.
  6. Soak the rice paper for 10-15 seconds (you don’t want it too soft when taking it out of the water.) Place rice paper on a cutting board and load with greens/rice noodles and carrots. Roll, tuck, and fold in sides as you go. Continue with remaining ingredients.
  7. Once done slice in half and serve with a little bowl of soy sauce.

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  • http://cardigansandoldwatches.blogspot.com/ Scout

    First, I love your examples of Bachlorettehood. I do every one of them, except the Mad Men marathon – I just haven’t gotten into that show. I do plenty of other marathons, though. I think the most recent was Downton Abbey, and the next is probably going to be Sliders.
    Anyway, the second thing is, this recipe looks great! I love spring rolls, so I’m so excited that you have so many recipes for them :)

    • naturallyella

      Yes! I already got through Downton Abbey (love) AND I can’t believe you love Sliders! I use to watch that show all the time (and can still be caught occasionally marathoning that as well.)

  • Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

    This is so unique! What a fun way to switch up spring rolls!

  • Alison

    Yum! What a great idea for using your greens and carrots, looks delish!

  • http://www.loveandlemons.com/ Jeanine

    I’m getting carrots in my csa today and I was just trying to decide what to do with them!

    Oh, to be able to sleep in the middle of the bed again…

    • naturallyella

      I think sleeping by myself is a favorite- I mean I miss cuddling, I don’t miss sharing covers, being squeezed off the bed, or being smacked in the face during the middle of the night ;)

  • http://www.letscookandbefriends.blogspot.com/ Margarita

    Great idea for spring veggies! I love spring rolls too but didn’t experiment on the rice paper ones until you posted a spring roll recipe a couple weeks ago. I roasted some shredded carrots and brussel sprouts with some cumin… but I love your soy marinade, this is so flavorful I am sure! Will have to try it next time I bust out my leftover rice paper rolls from a couple weeks ago. How do you keep your opened package of rice papers?

    • http://www.letscookandbefriends.blogspot.com/ Margarita

      In the refrigerator, pantry, or freezer?

      • naturallyella

        In the pantry! I’ve never had trouble storing them before!

  • http://www.culinarycolleen.com/ Colleen

    Yum, I love fresh spring rolls! I’ve only ever made them like those Vietnamese summer rolls (shrimp, mint, cilantro, etc.), but this is a great idea for using spring veggies! I love making a peanut-hoisin sauce for dipping. That is definitely the best part :)

    • naturallyella

      Peanut sauce is my favorite and it’s so easy to whip up!

  • http://orchardbloom.blogspot.com/ Maria @ Orchard Bloom

    these look so beautiful! Almost too beautiful to eat!

  • Mary

    Glad you’re embracing bachelorette-dom :) Sometimes it’s sooo great to just worry about yourself, I’m experiencing this myself.

  • http://www.joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/ Joanne

    Umm yeah, can we add to that list “waking up at 6AM to blog every morning (even on weekends)”, “sleeping with cookbooks next to your bed” and “eating peanut butter out of the jar”. Cause I think those are pretty much single lady things also. :P And I do them.

    I am never going to share my coffee. Ever.

    I might not share these spring rolls either. It’s debatable.

    • naturallyella

      Yes, yes, and yes!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505311858 Jackie Callan

    Making these tonight, except I’m going to use

  • http://tutti-dolci.com/ Laura (Tutti Dolci)

    I love spring rolls – these look so fresh and delicious. Great idea to roast the carrots in soy sauce!

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