Maine Shrimp Spring Rolls

 

We're always looking for a new way to use our beloved Maine shrimp. Thankfully, the season this year goes until May 29 so I've got plenty of time to come up with more ways to work them in. This dish was an experiment, the first time I'd made shrimp spring rolls, but the results were very satisfying. 

These fresh spring rolls were inspired by a roll that we get from a favorite local restaurant, The Green Elephant, which offers an Asian-influenced vegetarian menu. Of course they don't have shrimp in their spring rolls but the combination of mint, cilantro and lime with the crunch of lettuce, cucumber and carrot is a natural fit with Maine shrimp for those of us who don't have issues with crustaceans as food. 

As might be expected, these rolls are perfect for weight- and glucose-control diet plans, with only 57 calories, 1 gram of fat, 9 grams of carbohydrates and 1 Weight Watchers point per roll.