Smoked Salmon Sushi With Wasabi Dipping Sauces Recipes

SMOKED SALMON SUSHI ROLL

Steps:

• Soak rice for 4 hours. Drain rice and cook in a rice cooker with 2 cups of water. Rice must be slightly dry as vinegar will be added later.
• Immediately after rice is cooked, mix in 6 tablespoons rice vinegar to the hot rice. Spread rice on a plate until completely cool.
• Place 1 sheet of seaweed on bamboo mat, press a thin layer of cool rice on the seaweed. Leave at least 1/2 inch top and bottom edge of the seaweed uncovered. This is for easier sealing later. Dot some wasabi on the rice. Arrange cucumber, avocado and smoked salmon to the rice. Position them about 1 inch away from the bottom edge of the seaweed.
• Slightly wet the top edge of the seaweed. Roll from bottom to the top edge with the help of the bamboo mat tightly. Cut roll into 8 equal pieces and serve. Repeat for other rolls.

SMOKED SALMON AND MANGO SUSHI WITH CITRUS-SOYA DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In small bowl, dissolve sugar in vinegar.
• Stir into the rice and set aside to cool.
• Wet hands with cold water.
• Place 2 tbsp.of cooled rice into palm of one hand.
• Make a hollow and place a piece of mango in the hollow.
• Shape into a ball around the mango.
• Place a tiny ball of wasabi on the rice and drape a piece of smoked salmon over each ball.
• Serve with pickled ginger, and dipping sauce (instructions below).
• For dipping sauce:Whisk together all ingredients.

SMOKED SALMON WITH AVOCADO AND WASABI CREAM CHEESE FINGER SANWICHES

Steps:

• Mix the wasabi with the cream cheese in a small bowl. Spread the bread slices with a thin, even layer of the mixture.
• Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and twist the 2 halves apart and remove the pit. Use a spoon to remove the avocado flesh in 1 piece. Slice each avocado half in 1/8-inch slices. Place the avocado slices in a bowl and squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon over avocado slices and toss gently.
• Cover each bread slice with a single layer of avocado slices. Top with a piece of salmon. Serve as soon as possible.

SALMON OR TUNA CARPACCIO WITH WASABI SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly brush a sheet of plastic with olive oil and lay a piece of fish on it. Lightly brush surface of fish with olive oil and lay another sheet of plastic on top. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin, gently pound fish until it is very thin, 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick. Take care not to tear the fish; if it seems that it will break apart, stop when it's a little thicker than 1/4 inch. Repeat with remaining pieces. Gently unpeel top layer of plastic and then set it back over the fish. Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Whisk together wasabi, vinegar, soy sauce, yogurt, and cream in a small bowl or measuring cup.
• Toss cucumber with rice vinegar and sesame oil.
• Cut each piece of flattened fish into smaller pieces and fan out on plates or on a platter. Using a pastry brush, brush each piece of fish with the wasabi sauce. Place a spoonful of the cucumber salad on each plate, garnish with shiso, cilantro or chervil and serve.