Vietnamese Salad Rolls: These Colourful Rice Paper Rolls Will Impress Your Guests

Ingredients

• 4 oz dried vermicelli rice noodles
• 1 medium carrot (cut into matchsticks (1 cup))
• 1/4 pound watermelon radish or daikon (cut into matchsticks (1 cup))
• 1/4 pound jicama (cut into 32 strips, 3 to 4 inches long and wide (1 cup))
• 1 head green or red Bibb or Boston lettuce (torn into palm-sized pieces)
• 1 cup cilantro leaves (packed)
• 3/4 cup mint or Thai basil leaves (packed)
• 16 rice paper rounds (8½ inches in diameter)
• 3 tbsps sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsps rice vinegar
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp fresh lime juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 red Thai bird chile (finely chopped or thinly sliced)
• 1 garlic glove (finely chopped)