SUSHI WRAP

Hi lovely readers

Now that we are slowly coming out of Winter here, I thought I'd stop a little bit with the heavy desserts and focus on more light snacks for Spring.

I was on Pinterest the other day when I saw someone has posted up a picture of a sushi burrito they had found from some amazing restaurant in the States. Sushi burrito?! Wow... that person must have died and gone to heaven!

One of my favourite things is sushi - preferrably out in the sunshine with a beer and some friends! So I decided to make my own little creation, which has turned into more of a wrap than a burrito but here we go anyway!

The best thing about this is that there is not that many calories in it. It's basically seaweed, rice, tons of veggies and a bit of fish. Of course you can chop and change whatever you would like to put into your own but the only really high calorie food here is the rice and even that is bearable! See the bottom of my post for nutritional values.

Enjoy! And please feel free to comment and let me know how it went or what you added to it! If all goes well tonight, J will like it and I can make it again differently next time!

Thanks, Tanya x

SUSHI WRAP

INGREDIENTS

170g Sushi Rice
2 sheets Sushi Nori
2 tbsp tuna, drained
1/2 carrot, peeled
1/4 cucumber, peeled
1/4 avocado, peeled
6 king prawns, cooked
ginger, peeled
sesame seeds
dark soy sauce
anything else you would like to add!

METHOD

 Before you start preparing the fish and vegetables, put on the rice as this usually takes the longest. Always follow the instructions on the packet for the rice. The Yukata brand I used, required the rice to be washed 3-4 times under cold water and then put on the stove to simmer for 10 minutes before being left for 20-25 minutes. Please make sure you check yours though as it may differ!

For the fish, I drained a can of tuna and measured out two spoonfuls. I also cooked some king prawns and then diced them up.

For the veggies, I used the vegetable peeler to slice the carrots and the ginger as I like these thin. The avocado and the cucumber, I peeled and sliced very finely.

ALL READY FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR WRAP

Put a sheet of your seaweed on a flat surface. Spoon your rice onto the sheet and spread to each corner until the whole sheet is covered. Then add your vegetables and fish as you wish. Finally, add a little ginger and then starting from the bottom, roll the sheet away from you.

Cut your wrap in half, sprinkle some sesame seeds on for extra flavour and get a small bowl for your soy sauce. Dip your wrap into the bowl of soy sauce and ENJOY :)

FINAL SAY

Okay so, this is all the amazing ingredients I wanted in my sushi wrap but you can add whatever you want! That's the beauty of this dish (and of course the calorie count!). I have also seen that you can use brown rice instead if you don't like the stickiness of the sushi rice.

Nutritional value: for 1 wrap with the ingredients as above: 420kcal - 1785.9mg sodium - 2.8g fat - 20.9g protein