CUCUMBER ROLL
Learn how to make sushi rolls at home with this easy cucumber roll recipe! Fresh cucumber, pickled carrots and avocado, are all wrapped up in seasoned rice and served with spicy mayo for a healthy, delicious vegetarian roll.
Provided by Brita Britnell
Categories Main
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Place the apple cider vinegar, water, sugar, and salt in a small, heatproof bowl. Microwave until the sugar has dissolved- about 2 minutes.
- Place the carrots in a large jar or other airtight container. Pour over the liquid mixture and transfer the carrots to the fridge to cool for at least ten minutes.
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
- Rinse the rice until the water runs clear- about 2 minutes.
- If using a rice cooker, add the rice and water and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- If using the stovetop, add the rice and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer on low for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and allow the rice to sit for 10 minutes.
- Combine the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small, microwave safe bowl. Microwave until the sugar and salt have fully dissolved- about 1 minute.
- Pour the mixture over the rice and stir the rice constantly for 5-7 minutes, or until it is cool to the touch. Cover with a damp towel and set aside until ready to use.
- Wrap a sushi rolling mat with plastic wrap (this will help keep it clean).
- Place a sheet of nori on the rolling mat. Press about ⅓ cup of sushi rice onto the mat, making sure to go all the way to the edges on three sides, but leaving about 1" of exposed nori on the side farthest away from you.
- Add a few slices of carrot, cucumber, and avocado to the nori on the side closest to you.
- Starting from the side closest to you, roll the Nori up over the filling and continue rolling (as tightly as you can) until you reach the end of the rice.
- Brush the last 1" of nori with water and then roll it to seal. Use the sushi mat to seal the roll tightly.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the rolls into 6-8 slices, depending on how large you like them. Garnish with sesame seeds and spicy mayo.
- Enjoy immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479 calories, Sugar 12.4 g, Sodium 1323.4 mg, Fat 14.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 79.9 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 7.8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg
VEGETARIAN NORI ROLLS
Delicious nori rolls that look great too. Even people who haven't eaten Japanese before liked these. Impress your friends!
Provided by Anne Buchanan
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 2h
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large saucepan cover rice with water and let stand for 30 minutes.
- In a shallow dish combine soy sauce, honey and garlic. In this mixture marinate tofu for at least 30 minutes.
- Bring water and rice to a boil and then reduce heat; simmer for about 20 minutes, or until thick and sticky. In a large glass bowl combine cooked rice with rice vinegar.
- Place a sheet of nori on a bamboo mat. Working with wet hands, spread 1/4 of the rice evenly over the nori; leave about 1/2 inch on the top edge of the nori. Place 2 strips of marinated tofu end to end about 1 inch from the bottom. Place 2 strips of cucumber next to the tofu, then avocado and carrot.
- Roll nori tightly from the bottom, using the mat to help make a tight roll. Seal by moistening with water the 1/2 inch at the top. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Slice with a serrated knife into 1 inch thick slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.9 calories, Carbohydrate 53.6 g, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 8.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 734.2 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
CUCUMBER AND AVOCADO SUSHI
Cucumber and avocado sushi! These rolls are easy to make and you can add either fake crab or smoked salmon. Serve with teriyaki or soy sauce and wasabi!
Provided by Lexi S.
Categories Appetizers and Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine the water and rice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender and water has been absorbed. Remove from the heat and stir in the vinegar and a pinch of salt. Set aside to cool.
- Cover a bamboo sushi mat with plastic wrap to keep the rice from sticking. Place a sheet of seaweed over the plastic. Use your hands to spread the rice evenly onto the sheet, leaving about 1/2 inch of seaweed empty at the bottom. Arrange strips of cucumber and avocado across the center of the rice. Lift the mat and roll over the vegetables once and press down. Unroll, then roll again towards the exposed end of the seaweed sheet to make a long roll. You may moisten with a little water to help seal. Set aside and continue with remaining nori sheets, rice and fillings.
- Use a sharp wet knife to slice the rolls into 5 or 6 slices. Serve cut side up with your favorite sushi condiments.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170.8 calories, Carbohydrate 28.7 g, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 5.7 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
CUCUMBER ROLLS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: cream cheese, smoked salmon, fresh dill, garlic powder, black pepper, large cucumbers
Provided by Kiano Moju
Categories Appetizers
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, smoked salmon, dill, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Using a vegetable peeler or mandoline, peel the cucumbers lengthwise into thin slices. Discard the outer peel.
- Pat the peeled cucumber slices with paper towels to absorb any excess moisture.
- Spread a small spoonful of filling over a cucumber slice.
- Starting from one end, tightly roll the cucumber into a spiral. Repeat with remaining cucumber slices and filling.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100 calories, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 2 grams
KAPPAMAKI (HOSOMAKI) CUCUMBER ROLLS
Hosomaki or "think roll" is a traditional style of roll found in Japan. It often has a single ingredient inside, but may have a combination, such as hamachi (yellowtail) and scallions, or umeboshi (pickled apricot, sometimes called pickled plum) and shiso (perilla) leaves. I love the simplicity of these rolls as each individual ingredient can be tasted but the flavors of the tart seasoned rice, the nori and the fish or vegetable blend are perfectly balanced. Spreading a little wasabi over the rice gives it a fun kick of spice!
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Seed the cucumber and cut into sticks that are 1/8 inch wide and 7 1/2 inches long.
- Lay a half nori sheet textured-side up (smooth/shiny-side down) on a cutting board with one of the longer sides closest to you. Lightly moisten your fingers with ice water and gently spread 1/2 cup of the prepared sushi rice evenly over the nori, leaving a 1/2-inch strip without rice at the far (long) edge. Carefully place the nori, rice-side up, onto a makisu (sushi rolling mat) wrapped in plastic wrap. If you like, add a small swipe of wasabi lengthwise down the rice or sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
- Place 3 to 4 cucumber strips lengthwise in the center of the sheet. Use your thumbs to lift the edge of the makisu closest to you and roll the sheet inside the makisu until the edge meets the rice. Make sure you leave the edge of the nori without rice exposed.
- Lift the edge of the makisu off the sushi roll and continue rolling the sushi roll over until the seam is on the bottom. The nori strip without rice should seal the outside of the sushi roll. If it doesn't, dip one finger in the ice water and swipe a very small amount of water along the bare strip of nori and let the roll sit on the seam for a few seconds.
- Slice the roll into 6 even pieces. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, making 4 rolls. Sprinkle with sesame seeds to garnish. Serve with soy sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi if desired.
CUCUMBER NORI ROLLS
Steps:
- Sushi Zu Preparation:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small pot and bring to a boil. Take off of the heat and allow to cool.
- Rice Preparation:
- Rice volume increases 2-2 1/2 times as it cooks. Almost all the short grain rice needs to be washed before cooking, because of the starch on the surface of each grain. If you cook rice without washing, starch makes the texture and taste less palatable. The following is the procedure to prepare rice:
- Wash rice with care, putting rice in a big bowl and washing gently with cold running water for 10 minutes. Drain rice in a big colander and dry for 20-30 minutes. Place washed rice and water into a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Allow to cook for 15 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed. Turn off heat and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Place in a large bowl and pour over Sushi Zu mixture.
- Sushi Preparation:
- Place 1/2 sheet of seaweed (nori) lengthwise, shinny side down on a bamboo roller. Place approximately 3 ounces of sushi rice formed into a bar in the center of the seaweed, going lengthwise, spread rice evenly, covering entire nori except for about 1/2 inch at the top edge. Spread wasabi thinly in the center, on top of the rice, lengthwise from one and to the other. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of rice, if desired. Then place a couple strips of cut cucumber in the center to fill the length of the roll.
- Bring seaweed and rice toward you to the edge of the bamboo roller and holding the edge of the bamboo roller with one hand and, holding the cucumbers in place with the other hand, lift up the edge of the mat closest to you. Begin rolling mat away from you, rolling over the cucumber and connecting rice to rice. Then stop to make sure you still have a 1/2 inch strip of just nori left over at the top (this is what seals the roll). Lift the edge of bamboo roller slightly and roll another 1/2 inch away from you connecting the seaweed to seaweed and sealing the roll.
- Gently squeeze both sides while pressing gently down on top with both index fingers. Cut roll in half, then turn one piece around so they are parallel to one another, line them up, then cut both pieces twice, to make 6 pieces. Cut remaining rolls and serve.
SALMON & CUCUMBER SUSHI ROLLS
Follow our simple step-by-step guide to rolling your own, low-fat and healthy Japanese sushi
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- First, make the rice. Rinse the sushi rice in a colander, massaging it with your hands until the water runs clear. Leave to drain for 15 mins.
- Put the rice in a saucepan with 200ml water and the sake or mirin, if using. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 mins until the liquid is absorbed. Remove from the heat. Set aside, covered, for 15-20 mins.
- Transfer to a large bowl. Dissolve the sugar, if using, in the vinegar with a good pinch of salt, pour over the rice and mix. Cover with a damp tea towel and set aside at room temperature until ready to use.
- Put 1 nori sheet on a bamboo mat and cover the surface with half of the cooled rice. Lay half of the salmon and cucumber slices along the length of the rice in a strip, being careful not to overfill it. Run a pea-sized blob of wasabi (more if you like it really hot) along the edge of the filling with your finger.
- Roll up tightly and squeeze to seal when you reach the end. Repeat with the remaining nori, salmon and cucumber, and more wasabi. Slice each roll into 6 pieces, and serve with extra wasabi, ginger, soy sauce and salmon roe, if you like. Will keep in the fridge for 1 day.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 59 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
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