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unicorn sushi roll

Whimsical Unicorn Sushi Rolls

dana vento
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine appetizer
Servings 3 Rolls or 18 slices
Calories 170 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • FOR THE SUSHI ROLL
  • 4 Sheets of Nori
  • A Cup of Sushi Rice
  • 1 1/2 C Water
  • 3 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 2 TBSP Sugar
  • Food Coloring - Pink Teal, Green
  • Everything But The Bagel
  • FOR THE FILLING
  • 1 avocado scooped and sliced.
  • Mini Cucumbers peeled and sliced into cubes or sticks.
  • Carrots either in sticks or small chunks
  • 6 Peeled Deveined and Tails off Cooked Shrimp
  • Crab Meat Chunks 16 pieces cut in 1/2.
  • Sweet Baby Ray's Secret Dipping Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Place sushi rice (or short grain) rice in a mesh sieve and rinse until the water runs clear.
  • Place water and rice in a pot and bring to a boil.
  • Once it boils, cover it.
  • Reduce the heat and allow ALL the water to absorb into the rice.
  • While the Rice is cooking, prepare the Rice Vinegar mixture.
  • In a small saucepan, on medium-low heat, add in rice vinegar, sugar, and salt.
  • Stir and make certain that both the salt and sugar disintegrate and then remove from heat.
  • Place in the refrigerator to cool, while the rice is still cooking.
  • See my helpful tip on cooling that sauce fast!
  • Now return to the rice.
  • Once the water is absorbed mix one time to move the rice and separate a bit.
  • Take the rice vinegar out of the refrigerator and spread it all over the rice.
  • Do not over mix, and do note that the rice will appear sticky.
  • Divide the rice into 3 portions.
  • Each portion will create ONE sushi roll.
  • In 3 separate bowls, place one of the portions.
  • Work with each bowl to color it.
  • One will be pink (if that is the Unicorn Color you chose)
  • Another will be Blue.
  • And the last will be Green.
  • Make sure to use a separate fork for each color of rice.
  • Add a few drops (as many or as little as you prefer).
  • Stir.
  • Move on to the next bowl.
  • Let the bowls of Unicorn Colored Rice sit and set up to roll the Unicorn Sushi Rolls
  • First, cover your bamboo sushi rolling mat with plastic wrap.
  • Next, make sure you have some water to dip either your rice wooden flattening spoon or your fingers ready.
  • Place your Nori wrapper down.
  • Then get a scoop of ONE of the Unicorn Colors and add it to the wrapper.
  • Do make sure to press it down to flatten (the shamoji paddle works well).
  • Once the surface of the Nori has been covered place the plastic-coated bamboo mat atop and then flip so the wrapper is facing you, not the rice!
  • Make a Line, about 1" up from the start of the long side you will be rolling.
  • Roll, and crimp to make sure that it sticks together, and roll and repeat until you get to the end of the roll.
  • If anything falls out, you can always tuck it back in!
  • Slice down the middle.
  • Add a Shrimp atop.
  • Then drizzle with Sweet Baby Ray's Sauce for a little tang and bite!
  • Serve!
  • Enjoy! ~ XO

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