I'm having a dinner party, what goes well with spring rolls?

Question

All I have planned are some veggie spring rolls, any suggestions for food to acompany them and appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Marinade:
1 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
20 wooden skewers, soaked in water 30 minutes
Vegetable oil, for grilling
Butter lettuce leaves
Fresh cilantro leaves
Peanut sauce, recipe follows

Combine the yogurt, ginger, garlic, and curry powder in a shallow mixing bowl, stir to combine. Place the chicken strips in the yogurt marinade and gently toss until well coated. Cover and let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at up to 2 hours.

Thread the chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers working the skewer in and out of the meat, down the middle of the piece, so that it stays in place during grilling. Place a grill pan over medium heat and brush it with oil to prevent the meat from sticking. Grill the chicken satays for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, until nicely seared and cooked through. Serve the satays on a platter lined with lettuce leaves and cilantro; accompanied by a small bowl of peanut sauce on the side.

Peanut Sauce:
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons red chili paste, such as sambal
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 limes, juiced
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 cup chopped peanuts, for garnish

Combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, red chili paste, brown sugar, and lime juice in a food processor or blender. Puree to combine. While the motor is running, drizzle in the hot water to thin out the sauce, you may not need all of it. Pour the sauce into a nice serving bowl and garnish with the chopped peanuts. Serve with chicken satay.
Yield: 3 cups

--Tyler Florence, FoodTV
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Fried Rice with Ham
Serves 4.

3 large eggs, lightly beaten w/ 2 tsp. waer
2 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided
½ tsp. toasted sesame oil
Coarse salt to taste
4 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally (both white and green parts)
4 garlic cloves, minced
5 oz. ham, thinly sliced and chopped (can use cooked chicken, pork, or shrimp as well)
4 cups cold cooked rice
3 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1 cup frozen peas, thawed

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 Tbsp. oil, swirling to coat. Beat eggs, with 2 tsp. water and ½ tsp. coarse salt. Cook in skillet, moving cooked eggs aside gently to allow raw eggs to run in their place, about 2 minutes. Transfer to plate; when cool enough to handle, cut into strips.

In same skillet, heat remaining Tbsp. vegetable oil and sesame oil. Add garlic and scallions, heat and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ham and rice, season with salt, and cook until very hot, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar, peas, and eggs, cook until very hot, about 2 minutes.
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Creamy Coconut Rice Pudding with Rum Whipped Cream

2 c. milk
1 can Taste of Thai Coconut Milk
1-1/2 c. water
1-1/2 c. raw A Taste of Thai Soft Jasmine Rice
2 cinnamon sticks
Dash freshly ground nutmeg
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
5 tabl. shredded coconut

Combine all the ingredients except the pure vanilla extract in a medium size pot. Bring to a boil over medium head mixing constantly. Lower to a simmer and cook for approximately 1 to 1-1/2 hours mixing frequently until the pudding thickens. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and coconut.

Topping:
1 pint fresh whipping cream
2 tbls. sugar
Splash of light rum.

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix on high until stiff peaks form. Place warm coconut pudding in serving bowl and top with rum flavored whipped cream.

--Gary Solomon
www.RecipeExchange.com

Answer 2

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My fiancée is non-vegetarian. We don't host (or at least haven't hosted, so far) any parties. I don't see it as being a major issue even if we were to host a party. Everyone who is likely to be lucky enough to score an invitation would already know that I'm vegetarian/vegan, so they would probably be expecting some great vegetarian food (knowing me as they do). But, whether or not there is also non-vegetarian food on offer, is mainly dependent on my fiancée. She might decide to prepare something non-vegetarian for those weak-minded souls who can't go for a single meal without consuming some form of animal flesh. I've got no problem with her doing that - I even cook something non-vegetarian for her occasionally as a treat (I just don't normally cook non-vegetarian food for anyone other than her). As for things to have at the party, start off with LOTS of (savoury) snack foods (corn chips, crisps, pretzels, peanuts, popcorn, crackers, vegetable strips) and dips (hummus, guacamole, babaganoush, tzatziki, salsa, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream, etc.) to go with them. If you want to go to a bit more trouble, deep-fried finger-foods such as spring rolls and samosas (curry-puffs) with dipping sauces, wouldn't go astray. Honestly, "party food" is very much along those lines, with perhaps cakes, cup-cakes, muffins, icecream, fruit salad and fresh fruit for those with a sweet tooth. If the party is a "dinner party" (which sounds doubtful), then you have to go to a lot more trouble and provide more elaborate dishes - main meals and side dishes, soups, starters, desserts, etc.

Answer 3

Um...summer squash?

Sorry, I just couldn't resist. Seriously, one of my favorite meals on the planet is spring rolls served with wonton soup. I make my own wontons--usually with pork, but I know of at least one great vegetarian version. Wontons are a little fussy to make, but not at all difficult, and kind of fun if you have a friend help you, assembly-line style, preferably with a glass of wine. If you're interested in the recipe, email me back and I'll send it to you.

Answer 4

First Course: miso soup or a ginger/soy broth with scallions
and a bit of tofu

Second Course: spring rolls
vegetarian fried rice
sauteed long green beans with garlic

Third Course: mango sherbet

Answer 5

dinner party spring rolls

Answer 6

Fried rice of any variety will go very well with spring rolls. My kind of favorite thing to eat! bettyk

Answer 7

Fried rice, or Thai curry. Pho (Vietnamese soup - easy to make) Chow mein, chop suey or stir fry. Just about any Asian dish will go with spring rolls.

Answer 8

Some noodles maybe and some dimsum. Perhaps some of that wind dried Chinese duck cut into strips with thin slivers of ginger and spring onions.

Answer 9

Pork fried rice and sweet and sour chicken.Also put out a fresh fruit tray (slice the fruit) and dip,as well as a veggie tray and dip.Have a wonderful dinner party.

Answer 10

Dragonfly sauce, penut sauce

Answer 11

like both, fruits: berries, oranges, pears, peaches, dragonfruit, pomegranate.... Vegetables: CUCUMBERS, bok choy, green beans, broccoli,.... My spouse and i guess the two are great.