SALMON SUSHI
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz sushi rice
- rinsed thoroughly and drained
- 225ml/8fl oz water
- pinch salt
- 25g/1oz sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz rice wine vinegar
- 4 sheets dried nori
- 50-75g/2-3oz wasabi paste
- plus extra to serve
- 200g/7oz best-quality salmon fillet
- skin removed
- cut into strips
- 0.5cm/¼in thick
- ½ cucumber
- peeled
- seeds removed
- cut into thin batons
- ½ red pepper
- seeds removed
- cut into thin batons
- 100ml/3fl oz rice vinegar
- 75g/3oz sugar
- 1 small red chilli
- finely chopped
- soy sauce
- pickled ginger
Directions
- For the sushi
- place the rice in a pan with the water and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for five minutes
- then take off the heat
- leave covered and allow to cool.
- When the rice is cool
- place it into a bowl
- season with a pinch of salt and add the sugar and vinegar. Mix well.
- Lay out the nori sheets on a work surface and spread a little of the wasabi paste onto each sheet. Place a line of the rice mixture about 2.5cm/1in wide towards the bottom edge of each sheet.
- Divide the salmon strips and cucumber and red pepper batons among the nori sheets and roll up tightly. Place into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes
- then cut into 5cm/2in long pieces.
- For the dipping sauce
- heat the vinegar
- sugar and chilli in a pan until the sugar dissolves.
- To serve
- place the sushi rolls onto a large serving plate with a bowl of the dipping sauce
- extra wasabi paste
- soy sauce and pickled ginger.

