Nori Wraps

This is a simple way to make sushi at home! Serve it a la carte which makes it easier and a fun event for a party or for a family dinner where people can assemble their wraps themselves. There are endless possibilities once you have the basics of the sushi rice, nori, ginger and wasabi. We offer a few options here to get you started but use your heart and get creative.

Rice:
2 cups short grain brown rice
4 ½ cups water
6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons coconut sugar or sweetener of choice
1 teaspoon sea salt

Filling, as seen in photo:
4 carrots, shredded
1 English cucumber, peeled and cut in 3 “ strips
½ bunch green onions, cut in 3 inch pieces
2 avocadoes, cut in slices
2 per person Nori sheets cut in half
Sushi ginger
Wasabi
Tamari

Alternative wrap ideas:

Mushroom Nori Wrap: Use Portobello mushrooms-cut in long strips and sauté in oil. Roll with tamari, mayonnaise of choice, green onions and macadamia nuts.
Tofu Nori Wrap: Teriyaki tofu, sautéed Napa cabbage, shredded carrots, sprouts
Heat vinegar, sugar and salt in small saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves. If you are using honey, agave or another liquid sweetener, you can skip this step and just whisk ingredients together.

In small saucepan combine water and rice, cover and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until all water is gone and rice is tender about 45 minutes. Mix with vinegar mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.

Prepare your vegetables and condiments. If you’re using powdered wasabi, mix it with enough water to make it into a thick paste.

Serve all ingredients separately.

To assemble: Take one sheet of nori, lay vertically and spread about 3 to 4 Tablespoons of rice mixture in the middle of nori. Place other ingredients on top of the rice, adding wasabi, ginger and tamari to taste and roll closed. Enjoy!

Serves: 4-6

Cooking time: 1 hour

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MarÃa D.

3:20PM PST on Jan 30, 2013

Now I am hungry!!

January 30
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Bechi C.

4:58AM PST on Jan 30, 2013

Hmmmm...

Lika S.

9:24PM PDT on Aug 23, 2012

You could use a scrambled egg, thinly cooked, like an omelet, and sliced too. Other ideas are using the dried shiitake mushrooms, reconstituted with soy sauce & mirin (sweet rice wine). Use a 3-1 mix of soy & mirin. Bring to a simmer, and cook mushrooms until done. Cool, and slice the mushrooms.

Save the soy mix, because you can use it as part of the liquid to cook the rice in, or, as a dipping sauce for pot-stickers. Just mince up some chives to toss in.

Just be creative with what you want to put in. Imitation crab, anything.

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Yulan L.

9:18PM PDT on Aug 22, 2012

Awesome thanks for sharing, I'll try these. They look very healthy.

August 22
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Loo S.

3:04AM PDT on Aug 21, 2012

thanks

August 21
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Uddhab K.

6:41AM PDT on Aug 18, 2012

Thank you.

August 18
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3:13PM PDT on Aug 17, 2012

I LOVE LOVE LOVE nori rolls!
Didn't know about this way of making the rice....but i just bought some coconut flower sugar! - so i'll try this - Thank you!
Not easy to find good wasabi though...make my own often, with horseradish powder (or fresh) and mustard!