Cucumber, avocado along with crab sticks filled into sushi rice rolls, sums up the delicious appetizer that you won't be able to resist. The perfect snack for a dinner night with your loved ones.
Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 01 Hour 20 Minutes Total Cook Time: 01 Hour 30 Minutes
Ingredients Of Exotic Lovers Roll 1/2 lemon Juice of Lemon 1 Medium Avocado (pitted and sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces), peeled 4 sheets Nori 1/3 Cup Sesame seeds (toasted) 1 Small Cucumber (seeded, and cut into matchstick-size pieces), peeled 4 Crabsticks (cut into pieces) 1/4 Cup Salmon roe (egg) for serving Ginger (pickled) for serving Wasabi for serving Soy sauce 1/2 batch Sushi rice (ingredients below) 2 Cups Sushi or short grain rice 2 (extra for rinsing rice) Cups Water 2 Tbsp Rice vinegar 2 Tbsp Sugar 1 Tbsp Salt
How to Make Exotic Lovers Roll Prepare Rice: 1.Place the rice into a mixing bowl and cover with cool water. 2.Swirl the rice in the water, pour off and repeat 2 to 3 times or until the water is clear. 3.Place the rice and 2 cups of water into a medium saucepan and place over high heat. 4.Bring to a boil, uncovered. 5.Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover. 6.Cook for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. 7.Combine the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds. 8.Transfer the rice into a large wooden or glass mixing bowl and add the vinegar mixture. 9.Fold thoroughly to combine and coat each grain of rice with the mixture. 10.Allow cooling to room temperature before using to make sushi.
Prepare Rolls: 1.Squeeze the lemon juice over the avocado to prevent browning. 2.Cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap. 3.Cut nori sheets in half crosswise. 4.Lay 1 sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the plastic covered mat. 5.Wet your fingers with water and spread about 1/2 cup of the rice evenly onto the nori. 6.Sprinkle the rice with sesame seeds. 7.Turn the sheet of nori over so that the rice side is down. 8.Place 1/8 of the cucumber, avocado and crab sticks in the centre of the sheet. 9.Grab the edge of the mat closest to you, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. 10.Pull away the mat and set aside. 11.Cover with a damp cloth. 12.Repeat until all of the rice has been used. 13.Cut each roll into 6 pieces, sprinkle with salmon roe. 14.Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.