Use What You Got !

Fresh Vegetable Rolls

I have a story to tell today,  about my dear friend Zoe who lives on a farm.  She does a lot of cooking for the family, from her vegetable garden and the chicken pen she comes up with beautiful and delicious meals daily.  She is very organised, her pantry is respectably stocked, enough red meat in her freezer as she does not go to town too often.

On a sunny day, she was pottering around her farm, she found that the potted chives in her vegetable patch were buddings, then she thought:  with the fresh eggs, vegetables and ingredients that I got I could make the best of the chives.  These were what she had: carrots, zucchini, avocado and eggs, flour from the pantry.  She came up with delicious, scrumptious vegetable rolls.  She shared the recipe.

Fresh Vegetable Rolls

The Recipe

Vegetable Rolls

The pancake mixture
2 eggs
1/2 cupful plain flour
1 tablespoon oil and a pinch of salt
3/4 cup water
(Mix all ingredients to make thin enough mixture, rest for 25 minutes)
Cook the pancakes,  this mixture makes 6 large ones,  keep aside to cool

Zucchini, shredded omelette, sliced avocado, carrots and chives buds

The vegetables:  what you got, she said (any veggies that you have).
Cut all fresh vegetables finely then blanch, keep them cool
Omelettes: - cook omelette and shredded.

To make the rolls:
Take one pancake, place some  mixed vegetables on it then add the omelette and avocado
(Zoe said: put all the filling in the same direction but evenly, which enables you to roll and wrap more easily)

Roll the pancake and enclose the vegetables securely to make an envelope shape
Place a stem of the chive flower on top of the roll and knot with a blanched chive.
Repeat the process until all finished.  Serve in the same day.

Garnish with sauces or fresh chilis if you wish.




On a sunny day, Zoe finds a lovely spot somewhere on her farm to enjoy her family meals, morning tea, lunches or even dinner during the summer months.

The roll is enjoyable to eat outside or for a picnic, just place it on a paper serviette to serve.

The vegetable rolls are for eating on the same day, it is not suitable for deep freezing

Cooking is an activity that needs creativity. Give yourself what you got, your ideas and your ingredients that you already have at hand. Improvise and have fun,  make the best dish out from nothing.


The humble chives inspired Zoe to cook delicious fresh vegetable rolls.  The fresh chive imparts the slightly pungent flavour that brings the taste of the rolls with the difference.  Scrumptious Savouries!


I do hope you all enjoy the story, try the recipe.  I think there are more sunny days to come, so you can go for a picnic or just enjoy the rolls outdoors.  Happy Cooking.


I cooked and served these rolls to have them inside the house for lunch, I prepared avocado and chilli relish to go with them. They were absolutely a treat. 

If you live in a colder climate, you can enjoy the fresh vegetable rolls too.

Fresh Vegetable Roll with Avocado and Chili Relish

the vegetables and omelette filling

More recipe from Zoe's farm soon.  Stay Tuned.


To my girls with love.

Until Next Post
Susy