step 1

Preheat oven to 375F. Mix all sausage ingredients together in a mixing bowl and form into 6" long sausages. Bake in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes until fully cooked. Set aside to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

step 2

Combine all the hoisin peanut sauce ingredients and blend in a blender until smooth.

step 3

Julienne the radishes and carrots by slicing them into 3" long matchstick-like sticks. Set aside.

step 4

Pour vinegar, water, sugar, and salt into a small pot and bring it to a boil. Add in the chopped vegetables and bring back to a boil, then turn off heat and set aside.

step 5

Gather and prep all the ingredients for assembly. For one summer roll, you will use:

• 1 summer roll rice paper
• 1 piece butter lettuce
• 2 mint leaves
• 2 Thai basil leaves
• 1 sprig cilantro
• 1 pinch of pickled vegetables
• 1 pork sausage cut in half lengthwise
• 1 piece Persian cucumber, sliced lengthwise

step 6

To assemble: Wet rice paper in warm water to soften and lay on a cutting board. Lay lettuce, herbs, and pickles on the rice paper, and fold over one time to form a pocket. Place the sausage and cucumber over the pocket and roll over once again. Fold in both sides and roll all the way through.

step 7

Serve with hoisin peanut dipping sauce!