CUCUMBER VEGGIE ROLLS

Looking for quick, healthy, yummy starters or snacks? Try these crunchy delicious veggie rolls. This is a great summer recipe, not just because it can be served chilled but also because you don't need to toil hours in the kitchen to make it. It comes together in a jiffy. 

I love peppers and cucumbers but you can use your choice of vegetables for stuffing. Baby corns and mushrooms go well too. 

Ingredients:

Cucumber, preferably Lebanese, 1

Red Pepper, 1 thinly sliced

Green Pepper, 1 thinly sliced

Yellow Peppers, 1 thinly sliced

Carrot, peeled and thinly sliced

Paprika, 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Hummus, 3 tbsp (Recipe for Hummus available on my blog, here.)

Fresh Coriander Leaves, 2 tbsp finely chopped

Procedure:

1. Wash and pat dry the cucumber. Cut and discard the ends.

2. Using a peeler, make thin slices of the cucumber.

3. Spread the slices on a clean surface. 

4. Spread hummus on the slices. 

5. Sprinkle some paprika on the hummus. 

6. Place a little of mixed cut vegetables (red, yellow, green peppers and carrots) on left end of the cucumber slice.

7. Start rolling the cucumber slice ensuring the stuffing stays in place. Make into a roll and pierce a toothpick through to finish the roll and make it stay.

8. Make the rolls similarly with the rest of the cucumber or as desired and sprinkle some fresh coriander leaves on the top. Sprinkle some salt just before serving or the vegetables will ooze out water and become limp. 

9. Make these rolls just before serving and enjoy fresh. Its a good idea to cut the vegetables and refrigerate them and make the rolls when your guests arrive.