CALIFORNIA ROLLS (Inside Out Sushi)

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The California Roll is not a traditional Sushi. This roll is famous because of the delicious combination of crabmeat, surimi, cucumber and avocado. The California-Maki is an Inside-Out-Rolle because the rice is on the outside of the roll.

INGREDIENTS (for 16 pieces):

2 seaweed sheets (= Nori sheets)
400 g (13 oz) cooked sushi rice
1/4 cucumber
1/2 avocado
1/2 bell pepper
4 Tbs sesame seeds
50 g (2 oz) cream cheese (z.B. Philadelphia)

To serve: soy sauce, wasabi paste, pickled ginger

available at Asian grocers or amazon

PREPARATION:

1. Cut bell pepper into thin stripes.

2. Peel cucumber, cut into thin stripes.

3. Cut avocado into halves. Remove core. Peel avocado and cut into stripes.

4. Roast the sesame seeds without oil in a hot pan and let cool on a flat plate.

5. Form an Inside-Out Roll with the cucumber, avocado, cream cheese and pepper. See Inside-Out-Instruction.

6. Cut roll into appr. 8 pieces.