Party Panache, Vegetable Wontons with Peanut Sauce

the Painted Apron

10 years ago

Are you ready for the 4th?

There have been so many great red white and blue recipes out there, so many choices!!

I don’t know how fancy I’ll be getting this weekend with 4 wild ones underfoot, but I’ve pinned some recipes to my July 4th board here for quick reference. Check it out for some last minute ideas-

Here’s a yummy little party bite we enjoyed over Memorial Day weekend 💥 🎉 🇺🇸

Fresh crisp veggies, sweet and tangy peanut sauce all wrapped up in a cute little package and cooked to crispy perfection

Yes, please!

Use any veggies you like

Add some chopped nuts too {or cooked chicken, pork or shrimp}

Make the sauce by mixing peanut butter with sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and a dash of rice vinegar

Add enough to the veggie mixture to bind it together

Make any shape you like, ravioli, mini eggrolls, beggar’s purses

I found the beggar’s purses the easiest to make

Place a spoonful of filling on the diagonal in the center and bring points up to enclose

Dampen your fingertip and brush the wonton wrapper edges with water so they’ll stick together, and pinch and twist to seal

Fry or bake until golden and crisp and serve with additional peanut sauce

Vegetable Wontons with Peanut Sauce

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Asian appetizer, peanut sauce, vegetable wontons, wontons

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 10

Ingredients

Wontons

wonton wrappers
coleslaw salad mix
red pepper chopped
celery chopped
green onions sliced
peanuts chopped

Peanut Sauce

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce [in Asian section of grocery near soy sauce]
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/8 cup soy sauce
2 dashes of rice vinegar

Instructions

Wontons

Mix vegetables and peanuts together. Add enough peanut sauce to bind ingredients together.
Place a heaping spoonful on each wonton wrapper and form into wontons, ravioli, mini egg rolls or beggar’s purses, sealing edges with water and pinching.
Fry in hot oil or bake in a 400 degree oven until golden and crisp.
Serve with additional peanut sauce for dipping
The proportions are up to you, use what you have or what you like!

Peanut Sauce

Combine ingredients in a small bowl, and stir well to combine. TASTE a little with the tip of a spoon and adjust flavors. To add more heat sprinkle in a scant amount of red pepper.