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Nori Wraps
5 from 12 votes

Nori Wraps

Nori Wraps combine seasoned short-grain rice with fresh, crisp fillings like cucumber, mango, and avocado wrapped in seaweed sheets. The accompanying tamari-lime dipping sauce and spicy mayo add tangy and creamy accents. This assembly-style dish allows mixing various elements like pickled ginger, tofu, and microgreens for customized bites, offering a light and refreshing meal or snack option with contrasting textures and flavors.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course, Snacks
Cuisine: Japanese

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

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  1. Fold the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt into the hot cooked rice. Cover until ready to use.
  2. In a very small bowl, combine the tamari and the lime juice and set aside to use as a dipping sauce.
  3. Make the spicy mayo: In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and the sriracha.
  4. 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.