Vegan Air Fried Spring Rolls (Vegan Lumpia)
Learn how to make delicious and healthy vegan air-fried spring rolls (vegan lumpia) at home!
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 25 spring rolls/lumpia 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium-size carrots, grated
- 2 stalks celery, finely diced (about heaping 1/2 cup)
- 1/3 large onion, finely diced (about heaping 1/2 cup)
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 2 vermicelli noodles, cooked
- 1 large clove of garlic, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white or black pepper
- 1 package Spring roll/Lumpia wrapper (25 counts)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for the filling + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for cooking
Instructions
- Take the frozen spring roll paper out of the freezer and thaw them on the countertop while you are preparing the filling.
- Cook the vermicelli noodles according to its package. Drain and rinse the noodle under cold water and cut them into small pieces using kitchen scissors. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large-size skillet.
- Cook the onion for a couple of minutes and add the minced garlic. Continue to cook for about 45 seconds with frequent stirring.
- Add the celery and carrot. Cook until celery is cooked, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the bean sprouts and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Add the noodles and continue to cook with frequent stirring for 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool (about the temperature that you can handle the filling without comfortably).
- Meanwhile, separate the spring roll papers. Set them aside and cover them with a damp paper towel from drying out.
- Assemble spring rolls (Please see the photos and instructions above).
- Brush the spring rolls with some vegetable oil.
- Place the spring rolls in the air fryer basket and cook for 5 minutes at 390F. Flip them over and brush with a little more oil. Continue to cook them for 5 additional minutes until they are golden brown and crispy.
- Serve right away.
Notes
- For assembling a spring roll, please see the photos and instructions above.
- The instruction in this recipe is for cooking the fresh lumpia. For cooking the frozen lumpia, you can cook them a couple more minutes longer in the air fryer.
- These spring rolls/lumpia freeze beautifully. You can freeze them in a freezer-safe tray until they are hard, about an hour then transfer and store them in a freezer-safe bag. It keeps for a month.
- If you don't have an air fryer, you can bake them in the oven or deep fry them. See the "Cooking Method" section above for instruction.
