Avocado And Shrimp Sushi Recipes

AVOCADO AND SHRIMP SUSHI

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions. Stir in vinegar; cover and cool to room temperature.
• Combine wasabi and avocado in a small bowl, and set aside. Combine cilantro and shrimp in another small bowl; toss well.
• Cut off top quarter of nori sheets along short end. Place 1 nori sheet, shiny side down, on a sushi mat covered with plastic wrap, with long end toward you.
• Pat 3/4 cup rice mixture evenly over nori with moist hands, leaving a 1-inch border on one long end of nori. Spread 1 tablespoon avocado mixture over rice.
• Arrange 8 shrimp pieces, 2 chives, and 2 cucumber strips along bottom third of rice-covered nori.
• Lift edge of nori closest to you; fold over filling. Lift bottom edge of sushi mat; roll toward top edge, pressing firmly on sushi roll.
• Continue rolling to top edge; press mat to seal sushi roll. Let rest, seam side down, for 5 minutes.
• Slice crosswise into 8 pieces. Repeat procedure with remaining nori, rice mixture, avocado mixture, shrimp mixture, chives, and cucumber.

SHRIMP & AVOCADO ROLL

Steps:

• Cut off top quarter of each nori sheet along short end.
• Place one sheet of nori with the shiny side down on a sushi mat.
• The long end should be toward you.
• Moisten your hands and mold 3/4 cup rice in a tube like line over nori, leaving a 1-inch border on one long end of the sheet.
• Place 1/4 cup shrimp, 2 carrot strips, 2 slices avocado, 1 green onion top, and 2 cucumber strips along top third of the rice-covered nori sheet.
• Lift the edge of the nori closest to you and fold it over the filling.
• Now lift the bottom edge of the sushi mat and begin to roll toward the top edge.
• You need to press firmly on the roll to keep it tight.
• Continue rolling to the top edge and press the mat at the top to seal the roll.
• Let the roll rest for 5 minutes with the seam side down.
• Repeat the procedure until all 6 sheets of nori are filled and rolled.
• Slice each roll into 8 pieces and serve.