SMOKED SALMON HAND ROLLS - TEMAKI ~ japanese food & recipes

JAPANESE FOOD & THE RECIPES

Japanese food such as sushi, sashimi, yakitori, tempura etc are the 'hip' meals now adays.. It has lots of varieties, and fun to make. Practical and easy to pack for lunch or outing or even party. I know that sometimes it's not easy to put it together into the right shape and taste, but don't worry.. you can get some help to create your personilize dishes.
Well.. these are some recipes that I've been trying for my family meals and specially for my daughter's lunch pack and also for bbq gathering.
So, I hope it's worth trying it and starting to love this easy, healthy and fun meals.......
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

SMOKED SALMON HAND ROLLS - TEMAKI

Makes 8 rolls





A perfect sushi for parties. Serve the rice, nori sheets and prepared ingredients on plates and let people roll their own. Choose ingredients with varied tastes and colors. This is a delicious variation of the hand roll using smoked salmon instead of crabsticks.

INGREDIENTS:
½ quantity vinegared rice

4 sheets nori seaweed or 8 salad leaves
Pickled ginger, to serve

Hand roll fillings:
125 g smoked salmon
4 spring onions
6 cm pickled daikon (takuan)
1 avocado
Juice of 1 lemon

HOW TO MAKE:
1. Make the vinegared rice (sumeshi).
2. Cut the smoked salmon lengthways into 5 mm wide strips.
3. Finely slice the spring onions lengthways into 8-10 cm strips. Slice the pickled daikon thinly.
4. Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and peel carefully. Thinly slice the flesh and brush with lemon juice.
5. Toast the nori sheets by quickly passing over a low flame to make them crisp and bring out the flavor. Cut each sheet in half crossways.
6. Put the rice in a serving bowl and arrange salmon, spring onion and avocado on a platter. Serve them on the table with the nori and pickled ginger in small separate plates.
7. To assemble, follow the step-by-step directions of how to make a hand roll.

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