I love sushi. I
don't love rice. The last time I went out to a sushi restaurant with my
friend Christine, she looked at me like I was a lunatic when I picked
the rice out of the roll. Not only is that process very difficult, it is
not something you can do discreetly. I do appreciate the purpose of the
rice. One, it is sticky and keeps the roll together. Two, it is sort of
a tasteless filler that sits among the good stuff. I solved the sticky
problem with an avocado paste. I solved the flavorless filler issue with
hard boiled egg whites. So here is my riceless, yet as just as
delicious version of sushi.
Paleo Sushi Roll
Nori (toasted seaweed paper)
2 oz. Wild-caught Smoked Salmon, sliced into 1/2 inch strips
1/4 cucumber, cut into tiny match sticks
1/8 red bell pepper, cut into tiny matchsticks
1 hardboiled egg, yolk removed, sliced into matchsticks
2 oz. avocado
1/2 tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp granulated ginger
1 tsp sriracha
wasabi paste, for serving
wheat free tamari or soy sauce, for serving
Lay
1 piece of nori, shiny side down, on a piece of plastic wrap. Mash
together avocado, lime juice, ginger and sriracha. Smear evenly over the
nori. Pile up half the salmon, cucumber, bell pepper, and egg white on
one end of the nori. Carefully roll it up. Repeat with the other piece
of nori and the other half of ingredients.Very carefully, with a very sharp knife, slice the rolls into pieces. I got about 4 per roll.
Serve with wasabi and and tamari (or soy sauce).
