Alaskan Salmon Sushi
(from fearama’s recipe box)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Serves 2 people
Categories: Fish, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
- 1 cup Japanese short grain rice, cooked
- 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 can or pouch (6 to 7.5 oz.) Alaska salmon, drained and chunked
- 2 Tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon each celery seed and ground ginger
- 1 medium cucumber
- 2 nori (dried seaweed) sheets, each approximately 7 inches square
- 1 teaspoon wasabi paste*
- 1/4 cup sushi dipping sauce or soy sauce
Directions
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In small microwaveable bowl, blend vinegar and sugar. Microwave on high for 30-40 seconds, until sugar is dissolved. Stir vinegar into cooked rice until rice is coated.
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In small bowl, remove skin and bones (if any) from salmon.
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Blend in mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery seed, and ginger. Trim ends from cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, and remove seeds. Cut each half into long thin strips.
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For each roll:
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- Spread half the cooled rice mixture over a nori sheet, leaving a 1/2-inch edge across the top and bottom.
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- Thinly spread half of the wasabi across the center of the rice in a thin strip, moving from left to right (horizontally).
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- Lay half the cucumber strips and half the salmon mixture over the wasabi strip (in center of sheet).
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- Then, starting at the bottom, roll nori up over the rice into one long roll. Be sure to apply firm pressure and smooth nori/ingredients as you roll. If your sushi roll does not stick together simply wet your finger and run it along the nori edge, then press the edge down gently.
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Repeat process with remaining ingredients to form second roll. Using a serrated knife that has been moistened, slice each roll into 8 pieces. Wet the blade after each cut. Serve with sushi dipping sauce or soy sauce.
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*Additional wasabi may be added to taste.
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Variation: Substitute avocado and green onions for cucumber.