Friday, December 30, 2011

Tuna Sushi

Today we wanted to try a different recipe so we had 6 other friends over to exchange secret santa gifts and to make Sushi!  It was super easy, fun and inexpensive.  The recipe makes 15 sushi rolls. (8 pieces each roll cut up).

Ingredients:
8oz Sushi grade Tuna
4 cups uncooked sushi rice
15 baby carrots, chopped
1/2 cucumber, chopped
4 avocados
Seasame Seeds
15 nori-seaweed wraps
Gari-Pickled Ginger
Wasabi
Soy Sauce for dipping

Directions:

  1. Cook rice in a pot with water according to directions on package of sushi rice.
  2. Let rice cool in a casserole dish before using in sushi.
  3. Lay out one nori sheet and put the rough side up.
  4. Spread out rice on Nori sheet on all but one inch on the top:
    5.  Add vegetables and tuna on top of rice in a line.
    6.  Roll up Nori sheet tightly and then cut into pieces.
    7.  Add wasabi and gari to taste to each piece while dipping in soy sauce.

Jason and Beth's Rating: 8/10

Nutrition per roll:
193 calories
3g fat (1g saturated)
1mg cholesterol 
1mg sodium
37g carbohydrates
2g fiber
0g sugar
5g protein


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