Recipe - Party Sushi Rolls

2 cup White, ShortGrain Rice,
preferably Japanese
3 cup Water (or according to rice
package directions)
3 One half tablespoon Rice Vinegar or White
Vinegar
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 One half teaspoon Salt

Sushi, a representative food of Japan, is a vinegared rice garnished with
an assortment of fresh vegetables, fish and seasonings. You'll find many of
the ingredients ... and the bamboo mat ... at an Oriental food store.

RICE:

Cook rice in water for about 25 minutes or until all the liquid is
absorbed. Spread rice evenly over bottom of a large glass or wooden bowl.

Mix vinegar, sugar and salt together in a small bowl.

Sprinkle vinegar mixture generously over the rice. You may not need all the
vinegar mixture. The rice should remain somewhat dry.

With a large wooden spoon, mix rice with a slicing motion.

Leave the rice in the bowl, covered with a damp cloth.

ROLLS:

1 pack Nori Seaweed, large or medium (Quality nori seaweed must be crisp.
Look for a wellsealed package.) 1 Bamboo Mat, medium or large, for rolling
sushi

FILLINGS ... Chose from these combinations:

1 Cucumber, cut into thin strips the same length as seaweed 1 Avocado,
peeled, pitted and cut into thin strips Fresh Cilantro, minced

2 ounce Daikon Radish, cut into strips 2 ounce Pickled Ginger 4 ounce Small Shrimp,
cooked

4 ounce Prosciutto 1 Cucumber, cut into thin strips 1 Avocado, peeled, pitted
and cut into thin strips 2 ounce Pickled Ginger

TO ASSEMBLE SUSHI ROLLS:

Place one sheet of nori seaweed on the bamboo mat.

Spread approximately Three fourths cup rice onto seaweed; flatten with the back of a
spoon. Leave uncovered 3/8 inch (1 cm) at front of sheet and Three fourths inch (2
cm at end of sheet.

Place all filling ingredients at center.

To form roll, lift one end of the mat and begin to roll and compress the
seaweed. Use the mat only to help form the roll. (It may be difficult at
first to keep the mat from rolling with the seaweed.)

Moisten end of seaweed with a small amount of water to seal the roll.

Cut into rounds approximately One half inch thick.

Yield: 10 servings; 5 rolls, 6 pieces/roll

Cilantro Shrimp Prosciutto Filling Filling Filling

One Serving = 3 pieces Calories: 79 68 95 Protein: 2 g 3 g 4g Fat: 2 g 1 g
3 g Carbohydrate: 14 g 13 g 14 g Fiber: 1.5 g 0.9 g 1.5 g Cholesterol: 0 mg
13 mg
4 mg Sodium: 203 mg 215 mg 317 mg Potassium: 160 mg 100 mg 257

Exchange: Starch/Bread 1 1 1 Fat 1/2

Source: "The U.C.S.D. Healthy Diet for Diabetes, a Comprehensive
Nutritional Guide and Cookbook," by Susan Algert, M.S., R.D.; Barbara
Grasse, R.D., C.D.E.; and Annie Durning, M.S., R.D.

Shared by: Norman R. Brown

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini