Nori Wraps
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
2
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Course
Main Course, Snacks
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Cuisine
Japanese
Nori Wraps
Description
The Nori Wraps recipe features cooked short-grain rice seasoned lightly with rice vinegar and a pinch of sugar, which provides a mild tang and slight sweetness. This rice serves as a base inside nori sheets cut into small squares. Fresh ingredients such as cucumber, ripe mango, and avocado add crispness, sweetness, and creaminess, respectively. Pickled ginger offers a sharp contrast and sesame seeds lend a subtle nutty touch.
The included tamari-lime sauce introduces a savory and citrusy dip, while a spicy mayonnaise made from mayonnaise and sriracha offers a creamy heat that can be adjusted to taste. Optional extras like umeboshi paste, baked tofu, basil, and microgreens let you customize flavors and textures further, making the dish versatile for varying preferences.
Assembling the wraps at the table encourages personal combinations and makes this dish suitable for casual dining. It can serve as a light lunch, appetizer, or snack with a balance of fresh produce and savory components that highlight the distinctive taste and texture of nori.
Ingredients
- 2 cups short-grain white rice or brown rice, cooked
- rice vinegar splash
- pinch of cane sugar
- 2 tablespoons tamari
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 to 3 Nori sheets cut into quarters
- ½ English cucumber sliced into strips
- 1 Mango sliced into strips, ripe
- ½ avocado sliced into strips
- pickled ginger
- sesame seeds for sprinkling
spicy mayo
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
optional extras
- umeboshi paste a few dabs
- 3 ounces tofu baked, sliced
- basil leaves
- microgreens
Instructions
- Fold the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt into the hot cooked rice. Cover until ready to use.
- In a very small bowl, combine the tamari and the lime juice and set aside to use as a dipping sauce.
- Make the spicy mayo: In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and the sriracha.
- Serve the nori squares, rice, cucumber, mango, avocado, pickled ginger, sesame seeds, and desired extras, on a platter to assemble as you eat, mixing and matching fillings as you like. Serve with the tamari-lime dipping sauce and spicy mayo.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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