Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese and Avocado Sushi {Sushi Take II}

by simplylife on February 22, 2013

Thank you!  Having a blog has been such a wonderful experience for so many reasons, but especially because of all the help and feedback I’ve received from you!

Last month, I shared with you my first attempt at making sushi.  While it was definitely still a fun experience, we had quite a few mishaps along the way.

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Following this attempt, I asked you for your best pieces of advice, and your pearls of wisdom definitely paid-off!

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With my newly acquired knowledge (avocados should be just slightly soft when buying! roll it with the nori on the outside!  make sure to roll it extra tight!), I set out to give sushi-making another attempt.  We kept all your tips in mind as we bought our ingredients and rolled our sushi.  I would definitely call our second attempt a success!  Thank you!

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My husband and I loved the fresh flavors in this and devoured every bite!  I’m now feeling like we *might* be able to start branching out with more fish rolls…any suggestions there? That would be an entirely new realm for me!

 

Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese and Avocado Sushi

by Simply Life

Keywords: appetizer entree side seafood avocado Japanese

Ingredients (3 rolls)

  • 3 nori sheets
  • 1 cup sushi rice
  • 2 tbs. rice wine vinegar
  • 1 avocado, cut into strips
  • About 2 oz. cream cheese
  • 3 slices smoked salmon
  • 1 bunch chives
  • Soy sauce, for serving

Instructions

1. Cook rice according to package directions. Place in shallow bowl and mix in vinegar. Set aside.

2. Lay nori sheet on sushi mat with the shiny side facing down (I looked at different directions; some have you use the whole sheet and others say to cut it in half; I found that using about 2/3 sheet worked best for the size rolls we wanted). Cover sheet generously with rice. Place a sheet of plastic wrap over rice. Gently flip over so that plastic wrap is on the bottom. Place on sushi mat.

3. Spread a thin layer of avocado, cream cheese, smoked salmon and chives along the center. Tightly roll sushi away from you. Slowly remove plastic wrap. Cut into pieces; serve with soy sauce and enjoy.

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~What is your favorite sushi roll? Any tips for buying fish for sushi? 

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  • http://whatisbakinginthebarbershop.blogspot.com/ Colleen

    Awesome job! This sushi looks amazing aaaand, I love the ingredients you chose! :)

  • http://twitter.com/Zomppa Zomppa

    They keep getting better and better!

  • The Candid RD

    Sounds like blogger advice paid off!! They look perfect, almost RESTAURANT-style! Impressive.
    I’ve never made sushi before, but I’m sure it’s difficult because I tried making the simpler sushi rolls (with just the seaweed wrap) and pretty much failed…..they were messy (but delicious!)

  • http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/ Megan

    I thought your first attempt was great but love that you incorporated tips and put together another batch. It looks so good!

  • Andrea@WellnessNotes

    Looks & sounds delicious!

    I was at a birthday party with the kid the other day, and one of the activities was making sushi. It was so much fun although some of the creations didn’t really resemble sushi at all… :) . I have put making sushi with the kid on my list of things to do. We’ll definitely make this roll!

  • http://www.confessionsofachocoholic.com/ Bianca Garcia

    I went to a sushi making class last year and discovered that my sushi skills are…bad. haha. Good job – now you have me craving for sushi!

  • http://twitter.com/LisaEirene Lisa Eirene

    Oh wow! That’s cool. I would love to try making my own sushi someday. I know it’s a lot of work, but it sounds like fun.

  • a farmer in the dell

    we just started making our own sushi rolls too! nice work lady!! these look fabulous!

  • http://twitter.com/kimslittlelife Kim of Mo’Betta

    I’ve never made sushi rolls, and have only eaten them a few times, but these sound delicious! Something to add to my kitchen ‘bucket list’!

  • Brittany

    I made sushi once so far in my life, and it turned out ok but not great. I also didn’t have good knives at the time. This sushi looks great!! No suggestions on fish from me, I just use the veggies! =)

  • decocinasytacones

    Your sushi just looks fine.
    I love it!
    Marialuisa

  • Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca)

    Tough question … I love sushi A LOT. Also, this reminded me that it has been quite a while since I’ve had sushi. I am very impressed that you made this!

  • Mom

    I would like to help you out here, but there’s not a chance from personal experience. I/We did watch the Food Network while they were preparing sushi hoping to give you some help, and I do know they suggested taking a damp cloth and lightly pressing in the sides of the roll before slicing. I do what I can, even if it’s shared knowledge :)

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