Monday, October 12, 2009

Vegetarian Hand Rolled Sushi (Temaki)

Ingredients

* Sushi rice (brown rice or white rice)
* Nori

Possible filling ingredients:

* Carrot, julienned
* Orange and red bell peppers, julienned
* Cucumber, julienned (Chinese B without seeds, or regular is also ok)
* Asparagus
* Avocado
* Scallions, julienned


Garnishes:

* Black sesame seeds
* White sesame seeds
* Black sesame seeds/salt combination

Directions

Place a half sheet of nori horizontally in front of you on your mat. Place rice on left third of nori, leaving border of nori all around. Place filling ingredients vertically across middle of rice. Fold near corner of nori over to begin folding into cone shape. Continue to roll until cone is formed.

Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce as condiments.

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