Ingredients

• /4 cup natural-style creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 1 1/2 medium limes)
• 4 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons chile-garlic paste
• 1 medium garlic clove, mashed to a paste
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• For the summer rolls:
• 24 medium shrimp (about 1 pound), peeled and deveined
• 4 ounces dried rice stick noodles or rice vermicelli
• 16 (8-1/2-inch) round rice paper wrappers
• 1 cup mung bean sprouts (about 3 ounces)
• 32 medium fresh mint leaves (from about 1 bunch)
• 32 fresh basil or Thai basil leaves
• 16 small fresh cilantro sprigs
• 2 serrano chiles, stemmed, halved, seeds removed, and thinly sliced lengthwise into 32 pieces (optional)
• 1 medium English cucumber, peeled and cut into 1/4-by-1/4-by-2-1/2-inch sticks
• 3 medium scallions, quartered lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 2-1/2-inch pieces (white and light green parts only)
• 8 Bibb lettuce leaves, cut in half

Directions

1. Cook the rice noodles according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.

2. Place all of the ingredients in separate containers and arrange them in the following order around a work surface: rice paper wrappers, shrimp, rice noodles, bean sprouts, mint, basil, cilantro, serrano (if using), cucumber, scallions, and lettuce.

3. Place a clean, damp kitchen towel on a work surface. Fill a medium frying pan or wide, shallow dish large enough to hold the rice

4. For the peanut sauce:

5. Whisk all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl; set aside.

6. For the summer rolls:

7. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add the shrimp and cook until bright pink and just opaque, about 1 1/2 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under cold water until cool. Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels and place on a cutting board.

8. Holding your knife parallel to the cutting board, halve each shrimp horizontally. Place in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.

9. paper wrappers with hot tap water. Working with 1 wrapper at a time, completely submerge the wrapper until it is soft and pliable, about 15 seconds. Remove the wrapper from the water and place it on the towel.

10. Working quickly, lay 3 shrimp halves in a row, cut side up, just above the center of the wrapper, leaving about 1 inch of space on each side.

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