Shrimp & Avocado Roll

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 sheets nori
• 4 1/2 cups cooked sushi rice
• 3/4 lb medium shrimp, cooked,peeled,deveined,and halved (about 1 1/2 cups total)
• 2 carrots, cut into 12 thin strips
• 1 1/2 medium avocados, cut into 12 one-quarter inch thick slices
• 6 green onion tops, each about 7 inches in length
• 1 cucumber, peeled,halved lengthwise,seeded,and cut into 12 thin strips (7-inch)

Recipe

• 1 cut off top quarter of each nori sheet along short end.
• 2 place one sheet of nori with the shiny side down on a sushi mat.
• 3 the long end should be toward you.
• 4 moisten your hands and mold 3/4 cup rice in a tube like line over nori, leaving a 1-inch border on one long end of the sheet.
• 5 place 1/4 cup shrimp, 2 carrot strips, 2 slices avocado, 1 green onion top, and 2 cucumber strips along top third of the rice-covered nori sheet.
• 6 lift the edge of the nori closest to you and fold it over the filling.
• 7 now lift the bottom edge of the sushi mat and begin to roll toward the top edge.
• 8 you need to press firmly on the roll to keep it tight.
• 9 continue rolling to the top edge and press the mat at the top to seal the roll.
• 10 let the roll rest for 5 minutes with the seam side down.
• 11 repeat the procedure until all 6 sheets of nori are filled and rolled.
• 12 slice each roll into 8 pieces and serve.