Cucumber Salmon Salad Sushi Recipes

TERIYAKI SALMON WITH MIRIN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all but sesame seeds and salmon in a saucepan. Bring to boil and slowly simmer until a syrupy consistency is achieved, about a 50 percent reduction. Let cool completely.
• Add sesame seeds and salmon and marinate for 1 hour. Remove salmon from marinade and bring sauce to a boil. On a hot grill, cook salmon for about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Occasionally, brush the salmon with the teriyaki sauce.
• MIRIN CUCUMBER SALAD: Make a paste with the wasabi and mirin. Whisk in vinegar and sugar. Whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss the cucumbers with enough vinaigrette to coat completely. Lay grilled salmon on top of small pile of salad. Garnish with sesame seeds.

SALMON & CUCUMBER SUSHI ROLLS

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.

JAPANESE RESTAURANT CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chile paste, and salt together in a bowl. Add cucumbers and stir to coat. Allow salad to marinate for 30 minutes before serving at room temperature.

SMOKED SALMON SUSHI

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese and red onion.
• The nori on a bamboo mat, shiny side down.
• Spread 1 Cup of rice on the nori.
• Spread half the cream cheese mixture along the edge of the rice, and top with half of the smoked salmon.
• Using the bamboo mat, roll the nori, forming a log.
• Moisten the edge of the nori with water to seal.
• Cut in half to form 2 single serve rolls, or cut into 6 finger food slices.
• Serve with wasabi and soy sauce.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, stir together the yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice, dill, capers, shallot, and white vinegar until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Lightly toss cucumbers and tomatoes in the dressing until coated, and very gently stir in the smoked salmon. Refrigerate until serving time.

SALMON SUSHI

Steps:

• Jellyroll fashion, roll up the ingredients in the following order.
• Place the dried seaweed on top of a bamboo mat.
• Top with a thin layer of rice, followed by the samon and finally 2 strips each of carrot and cucumber for each roll.
• Roll tightly and slice into 4 pinwheels.