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Dragon Roll Sushi Recipe
Homemade dragon roll prepared with cooked shrimp, fresh avocado and cucumber.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 roll
Calories: 639 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian , Japanese
Ingredients
- ½ sheet nori seaweed
Filling
- ¾ cup sushi rice cooked
- 1 Tablespoon Japanese mayonnaise
- 1-2 slice cucumber cut lengthwise
- 2 piece Shrimp medium, cooked
- 3 slice avocado
Topping
- ½ avocado
- Tobiko Fish Roe optional
Instructions
- Keep the filling ingredients ready. Cook and prepare the sushi rice, boil shrimp for 5 mins, cut cucumber lengthwise and cut avocado into smaller slices.
- Cut nori seaweed into two. We will only need ½.
- Spread most of the rice (reserve about 2-3 Tbsp) over one side of the nori seaweed. Stick it to the nori sheet so that it's all an even layer.
- Turn the sheet with the rice around and spread the remaining 2-3 Tablespoons of rice over the inside part of the nori sheet too. Keep a ½ to 1 inch or 1 to 2 cm border where you don't add rice to the top and the bottom only.
- Add the mayo in a line over the rice, place shrimp, cucumber, and avocado slices over the rice so that everything fits. If you need to cut a bit of cucumber or avocado, that's ok. As long as everything is spread out equally.
- Start to roll in your sushi with the help of your bamboo mat. Gently roll and press down with both your hands until you have a tight sushi roll.
- Cut your avocado half into thin slices. It helps if you have a sharp knife.
- Place avocado slices over the sushi roll so that they are spread out a bit. That way the avocado looks like green dragon scales.
- Place a cling wrap over the avocado and the sushi mat and wrap around the avocado so that it sticks on the inside-out sushi rice. The avocado slices should be holding to the rice on the sushi roll.
- Slice your sushi roll with a sharp clean knife into 8 slices. It helps if you clean and wet your knife after every cut.
- Top with tobiko fish roe if you like and serve up.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
639kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
199mg
(8%)
Potassium
587mg
(17%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
162IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1roll
Amount Per Serving
Calories 639
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 639kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 199mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 587mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 162IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.