Futomaki Sushi Rolls

Written by The Kenzai Team | Mar 25, 2018 12:11:00 PM

Satisfy your sushi cravings without the sugar included in the traditional recipe. This handy roll includes all of your carbohydrate, protein, and vegetable requirements for one meal, and leftover ingredients can be used in the next meal's salad. 

Futomaki Sushi Rolls

INGREDIENTS

PROTEIN

Boiled squid
Boiled shrimp
*Feel free to substitute above for fish, tofu, meat substitute, or any base protein

VEGETABLES

Cucumbers
Alfalfa sprouts
Raw carrots
Bell Peppers
Nori (dried seaweed) 
Optional: Wasabi paste or any vegetables of choosing

CARBS

boiled rice with a dash of rice vinegar

PREPARATION

Cook white rice, add a dash of vinegar, set aside. Boil shrimp and squid, set aside. Cut all vegetables into long, thin, strips. 

On your nori sheet, from bottom, layer rice, sprouts, raw carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers, avocado, and your protein of choice.

Not sure how to roll sushi? Here's a good video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uxKI8Fvdkc

LEFTOVER IDEAS

SALAD: Only half of a portion of the vegetables are needed to make one big roll, so eat the rest as a salad.

SANDWICH: Use the leftover vegetables as a yummy sandwich topping.

 

ABOUT NAOKO

Naoko finished her 90 day Kenzai Body program in April 2014 and has been enjoying the Kenzai Life program to maintain her new healthy and active lifestyle. Exercise and simple, wholesome, home-cooked dishes are now the core of her family’s day to day life. You can find her either in the kitchen preparing meals and exploring new Kenzai recipes, or out and about with her husband, two young children, and 3 dogs in sunny Hawaii.