Raw Nori Roll

I served these rolls with FRIED tofu. You gotta have a balance... Raw and fried are like ying and yang ;). Okay, not really, but it was tasty!

Cauliflower "Rice" (recipe below)
Marinated Shiitake Mushrooms (recipe below)
Sprouts
Avocado, sliced
Cucumber, julienned
Red Bell Pepper, julienned
Basil

Nori (Seaweed) Sheets

Bamboo mat

To Assemble Rolls:
Cover your bamboo mat with plastic wrap and lay out one nori sheet (Nori sheets have divet lines on them to show where to cut. Make sure to lay these lines perpindicular to the bamboo, then lay the ingredients parallel the bamboo to ensure proper rolling). Cover nori with "rice" leaving out the first and last inch of the nori (start and finish rolling points). Lay out a line of each of the remaining ingredients at the start of where you will begin to roll. Brush the end of your roll with some water.

Begin to roll and tuck around the filling as you would a burrito. Continue to roll, ensuring even pressure along the length of the roll, and pulling away plastic wrap as needed (it may fall out of place). Continue to roll until all of the nori has been wrapped around itself. Be gentle with the roll, and remove from mat. Wet down a sharp knife and cut into 6-8 pieces. Wet down knife before each cut (this prevents the knife from sticking and ripping the roll into shreds, which you will then serve as salad, which I can't tell you vie done so many times! And it sucks!). Continue with remaining ingredients. I made 3 rolls with the amount of cauliflower "rice" this recipe provides.


CAULIFLOWER RICE
1 head of Cauliflower
1/4 c. Raw Almonds
2 Green Onions
1 1/2 tbsp. Soy Sauce
Juice of 1/2 large Lemon

Break cauliflower into small pieces and remove stems. Place in a food processor with almonds and green onions. Chop until broken into tiny pieces resembling rice. Stir in soy sauce and lemon juice until thoroughly combined. Easier than making real rice! Who'da thunk it?!

MARINATED SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
2 c. Shiitake Mushrooms, 3/4" slice
3 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 tbsp. Toasted Sesame Oil
1/2 tsp. Mirin
2 cloves Garlic, pressed or minced
1/4 tsp. Ginger, grated

Combine all ingredients in a bowl except for mushrooms. Once combined, toss with mushrooms until thoroughly coated. Let marinate anywhere from 5 mins to an hour. Any longer and they may become too soggy.