California Rolls - Part 1 Recipe Video

Raw food author and chef Jennifer Cornbleet shares how to prepare delicious California rolls using raw nori seaweed, avocado, cucumbers and other vegetables. Before she gets rolling with her sushi, Jennifer shows you how to create your 'mise en place,' a French culinary term that refers to prepping your ingredients and utensils. She covers basic knife skills in a simple step-by-step process as she slices and dices her way through the vegetables.

Summary

Preparation Time25 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthy++Servings2
CuisineCourse
TasteFeel
MethodDish
VegetarianInterest Group, ,

Ingredients

 Nori sheets2 Medium
 Mellow white miso paste2 Teaspoon
 Avocado1⁄2 Medium, cut to thin slices
 Cucumber1⁄4 Medium, cut lengthwise to thin strips
 Carrot1⁄4 Large, grated
 Red bell pepper1⁄4 Large, cut lengthwise to thin strips
 Not tuna pate2 Tablespoon (Optional)

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 270 Calories from Fat 191

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23 g35.2%

Saturated Fat 2.8 g14.1%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 162.7 mg6.8%

Total Carbohydrates 15 g4.9%

Dietary Fiber 8.6 g34.5%

Sugars 2.4 g

Protein 5 g10.8%

Vitamin A 49% Vitamin C 55.5%

Calcium 3.2% Iron 6%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Peel the cucumber. Remover the seeded core and cut it length wise into long strips.
2. Grate the carrots after peeling them.
3. Take the red pepper. Cut off the rounded ends. Slice it to half and deseed it. Cut them into thin strips.
4. Slice the avocado into two halves. Remove the seed. Turn the avocado with the skin facing upwards. Run the knife through the skin deep enough to only cut it, not the flesh.
5. Peel the skin off slowly. Cut the flesh into thin strips.

MAKING
6. Take a bamboo mat. Lay the nori sheet over it.
7. Spread the miso paste over it with a spoon to help the ingredients stick to the sheet.
8. Place all the ingredients one after another in neat rectangle layers in any order as desired, leaving about ½ inch of the nori sheet.
9. Once all the ingredients are placed, hold the bamboo sheet with the nori with thumb and forefinger. Hold back the other ingredients with the other fingers and roll the front edge of the nori over the filling. Squeeze it with the mat; then lift the mat and continue rolling.
10. Just before completing the roll, dip your index finger in water and run it along the far edge of the nori sheet. This will seal the seam of the roll.
11. Cut the roll into 6 pieces with a serrated knife.
12. Repeat the same process with the other nori sheet.

SERVING
13. Arrange on a plate and serve immediately, with a small bowl of tamari for dipping, if desired.
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