Cucumber and Avocado Quick Nori Roll

• Produce

  • 1 Avocado, ripe
  • 450 g Cucumbers
  • 1 Herbs, fresh
  • 1/2 Jicama, small
  • 1/2 Mango, ripe
  • 4 sheets Nori seaweed
  • 1 Pink radishes

• Refrigerated

  • 100 g Tofu

• Condiments

  • 1 Cashew cheese or other spread, raw
  • 1 Simple tahini sauce
  • 1 Soy sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Chili powder, ground
  • 1 Sesame seeds, Toasted

• Deli

  • 1 large handful Salad, small leaves

• Other

  • long-stem sprouts or sprouted seeds

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Ingredients

• 4 sheets nori seaweed (available from natural food stores and Japanese markets)
• 450 grams (1 pound) cucumbers, thinly sliced with a mandolin slicer (I dont peel my cucumbers; see note)
• toasted sesame seeds
• ground chili powder (optional)
• 1 ripe avocado, sliced into thin wedges
• 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) tofu, or cooked chicken, or fish (raw and super fresh, or cooked), cut into strips
• long-stem sprouts or sprouted seeds
• soy sauce, for serving
• simple tahini sauce
• raw cashew cheese or other spread
• pink radishes, thinly sliced with a mandolin slicer
• large handful of small salad leaves, such as baby spinach or baby kale
• fresh herbs, especially shiso or cilantro
• 1/2 ripe mango, sliced into strips
• 1/2 small jicama, peeled and cut into strips

Directions

• Have all the ingredients ready and portioned out into four equal servings before you begin, and have a small bowl or glass of water close at hand.
• Place a sheet of nori on a clean and dry cutting board, shiny side facing down and longest edge facing you.
• Starting from the left edge, arrange the cucumber slices in overlapping rows on the nori, leaving a 3-cm (1-inch) margin of uncovered nori at right.
• Sprinkle with sesame and ground chili powder, if using.
• If using tahini sauce or cashew cheese, drizzle or smear over the cucumber now.
• If using sliced radishes or salad leaves, arrange in a single layer on top of the cucumber now.
• Arrange the bulkier fillings -- avocado, tofu, sprouts, herbs, mango, jicama -- in an even, vertical pattern, about 5 cm (2 inches) from the left edge.
• Rotate the cutting board by a quarter of a turn counter-clockwise so the uncovered strip of nori is furthest from you. Using both hands, start rolling the sheet of nori from the edge closest to you, folding it up and over the fillings, then rolling it snugly away from you (see note).
• Just as youre about to reach the uncovered strip of nori at the end, dip your fingertips in the bowl of water and dab the nori lightly so it will stick.
• Set aside, seam side down, and repeat with the remaining ingredients to make three more rolls.
• Slice into halves or thick slices using a sharp chef knife. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.