Sushi: Smoked Salmon Roll with Avocado

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Nori - seaweed sheets for sushi4
Avocado1
Cucumber1/2
Sushi rice: prepared1 cups
Wasabi (powedered horsradish mustard)1 tablespoons
Lox (smoked salmon)1/4 oz.

Number of people served by the recipe: 4.

Prepare the Sushi rice according to these directions.

Skin the cucumber, discard the seeds inside, and cut into very thin long strips.

Mix the powdered wasabi with enough water to make a thin paste.

Rolling the sushi:
You can buy sushi rolling mats in Japanese food stores, but I find them to not be necessary. Lightly toast the nori sheet over a flame, holding with tongs. Lay a single sheet of nori seaweed on a wooden cutting board. Add a little sushi rice along one edge: about 1 inch wide and about 1/3 inch high. Lay a few narrow pieces of cucumber on top of the rice, then 1/4 of the smoked salmon (Loks) and 1/4 of the avocado. Optional: add a small bit of prepared wasabi over the mixture - wasabi is spicey, so start with just a small amount. Now, dip a finger in some water and wet the edge of the nori opposite from the rice and other ingredients. Roll up the nori sheet and then slice into 1/2 to 2/3 inch sections. If some of the filling falls out just push it back into the nori.

After you practice a few times rolling up nori sheets you will find it simple to do. Even if the sushi does not roll nicely when you are just learning it will still taste good.

Serve immediately with the unused prepared wasabi served on the side in a small bowl.

You can buy sliced pickled ginger - this goes well with sushi.