I have never actually had these avocado egg rolls at the Cheesecake Factory but as soon as I came across them on pinterest via Lil’Luna I knew that I would have to try making them. I mean you really can’t go wrong taking creamy avocado, wrapping it up in crispy egg rolls and serving them with a tasty tamarind and cashew dipping sauce. This copycat recipe is essentially a simple avocado ‘guacamole’ with sundried tomatoes that is wrapped up in egg rolls and fried until crispy. I would wolf down a plate of the avocado egg rolls just by themselves but they also come with a tasty sweet and tart cashew sauce for dipping that is fabulous in it’s own right! I can’t wait to make these avocado eggs rolls again!
Golden brown, crispy and good!
Cheesecake Factory Avocado Egg Rolls
Crispy avocado and sundried tomato egg rolls with a tasty tamarind and cashew dipping sauce.
ingredients
- 2 large avocados, diced
- 4 sundried tomatoes packed in oil, sliced
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 jalapeno, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (~1/2 lime)
- 8 egg rolls
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup cashews, chopped or ground
- 1 teaspoon tamarind concentrate or 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
- chili sauce sauce as sriracha to taste
- salt to taste
For the egg rolls:
For the cashew and tamarind dipping sauce:
directions
- Mix the avocado, sundried tomatoes, red onion cilantro and lime juice, divide the mixture between the egg roll wrappers and roll them sealing with the egg white.
- Heat some oil in a small pan over medium-high heat add the egg rolls and fry until golden brown and crispy, about 3-5 minutes and set aside on paper towels to drain.
- Puree the oil, cashews, tamarind, balsamic vinegar, honey, cilantro, garlic, ginger, chili sauce and salt in a food processor.
For the egg rolls:
For the cashew and tamarind dipping sauce:
"Sundered" tomatoes? 😉
This will be great now the waiting for the Avocado to ripen so I can try it!
I feel your pain
yes please…. I could down about a dozen of those things right now.
That dip sounds fantastic – fun food!
Do you mean "sundried" tomatoes?
These look truly awesome! I can't wait to try them – love crunch with avocado! Wondering about the cashews – raw? or roasted?
I've never had these but apparently I am missing out because they look delicious. How can anything with avocado not be good?
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Surprised by the balsamic in the dipping sauce, but I'm all for it!
How could you go wrong with these?!? Amazing!
These look so yummy!! I actually have never had one at the cheesecake factory either, but they look like so tasty!
Oh man!! Love how stuffed with avocados these are!
Your ingredients list says 6 egg rolls (I'm assuming egg roll wrappers). But how does that translate into 8 servings. And since that seems like a lot of filling for 6 egg roll wrappers, how many does the recipe make?
These egg rolls look insanely delish! Pinning
Ed McGee: Sorry about that, it should have been 8 egg roll wrappers not 6.
The dipping sauce sounds incredible!
I saw the Lil Luna version too and I've been dying to make these myself!
Great appetizer!
I made it as a grilled cheese with chevre – excellent!!!!
miscook: This would be so good as a grilled cheese with chevre! Great idea!
Delicious! Crispy and creamy!
I love these!! I can make a meal out of them!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!! Definitely making!!
These look amazing! Pinned to Pinterest! Thanks for sharing such an awesome recipe!
Nutrition facts — doesn't go on to say per what, is that for the whole recipe, 348 calories? Or is that per single egg roll?
Randal Oulton: That is per egg roll.
I found this recipe on TheBerry.com. Gonna make it tonight. Thank you!
Can this be baked in the oven instead? For a healthier alternative?
Minerva Guerrero: Yes, you can bake these instead of frying them.
Oh my, made this tonight and it was out of this world. The sauce is awesome. I think next time i will probably make 3x the sauce. Unfortunately there is only one place you can get tamarind from where i live and i didn't have time. So i used lime juice. Also i used fish sauce instead of salt in the sauce. I think it would even be better with tamarind. Both me and my wife absolutely loved then. Thanks for posting the recipe
With the quantity in the recipe i was about to make 7 egg rolls. One thing you might have missed is that you call for 1/2 jalapeno but its not in the directions. Again thanks for the Xcellent recipe.
Sounds yummy- perfection would be with some crispy crumbled bacon added. yes?
irene: Bacon would be the perfect addition to these!
These sound great Kevin!
I think though I would be tempted to add bacon to the filling.
How could it go wrong?
CharlesR: Bacon is an amazing addition!!!
8 egg roll wrappers vs "8 egg rolls" is a bit different. Even Pinterest has it as 8 frozen egg rolls. Lol
Hello,
Could you tell me what Tamarind concentrate is and where I could purchase this?
This recipe looks soooooo goooood!
Thank you
Tamarind concentrate is concentrated tamarind which is dark and bitter and it comes in various forms including solid, paste, liquid. You should be able to find it in the Asian or International section of your local grocery store or in an Asian or Indian grocery stores. If you cannot find it, lime juice works well! Enjoy!
Asian Tamarind is sour. Indian Tamarind is not. Big difference.
Use the sour tamarind!
Obviously quite late to this party, but are these served hot? Cold? Room temperature? I can’t imagine “hot guacamole”; OTOH cold egg rolls don’t appeal either.
Has anyone tried air frying these? I’m new to converting from oil-frying to air-frying so looking for tips.
I prefer them while still a little warm and they are also great at room temperature. Oil frying makes them crispier but you can lightly brush or squirt them with a small amount of oil and air-fry them.