Japanese rice and tuna roll

Usually older children really like to cook such a treat themselves. In addition, rolls can be prepared as a snack for the arrival of friends. At the same time, the process itself is quite simple.

At the beginning of my cucumber and avocado. We will need a quarter of a cucumber cut lengthwise (if the cucumber is large, then a piece should be made thinner - about as in the photo) and several pieces of avocado, approximately corresponding to a cucumber (only about a quarter of an avocado). If a piece of cucumber turned out to be longer than a nori leaf, cut off the excess. Rice should be boiled in advance and cooled.

In a separate bowl, mix canned tuna with mayonnaise. Knead the fish with a fork. At this stage, if desired, you can add hot sauce, for example, chili.

We take the nori sheet out of the package (if there are still sheets left, the package must be hermetically sealed to avoid drying out the nori sheets - in this case they will lose their elasticity). We put the sheet on the work surface and distribute the rice over its entire surface. The rice layer should be quite thin. On the edges from two opposite sides we leave a free space - on one side about 2 cm, on the other - 1 cm.

Next, we distribute the fish filling over the rice layer. We put a long piece of cucumber near the edge of the rice layer. By the way, if the length of the piece is not enough, cut off a little more - cucumber and avocado should be along the entire length of the leaf. We also put avocado, but only on the opposite side.

Next, starting from the edge where the cucumber lies, carefully roll up the roll. Slightly moisten the edge of the nori with water and connect the borders, sealing the seam.

Everything is ready. The roll can be left whole or cut in half - so it will be a little more convenient to hold it in your hands. The roll is eaten cold. If desired, you can serve soy sauce to it - this is at your own discretion. If the roll is taken with you as a snack, soy sauce can be poured into a small jar.

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