I feel like Sushi tonight

[lindsayanne0]

One thing I've missed is sushi. Tonight I'm going to try and make my own without rice. I'm going make some with a little bit of riced cauliflower and some with just the 'guts'. I got some nori wraps and crab (canned cooked), avocado, cucumber, cream cheese, and smoked salmon. yummmy!

Anyone ever tried this? Any tips? Any ideas on how to get the cauliflower to stick together?

[adreliluc]

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Never done it, but it sounds interesting... Let us know how it turns out!

[Suzanne_H]

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Wow that sounds delish!!! Yes, and photos please. I have a good feeling about this...

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

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i haven't done this - but have totally thought about it! tell us how it turns out!

[paminmd]

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Me too ! I'd love to hear how it turned out & pictures, too, please!
It sounds yummy!

[mizski]

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Any ideas on how to get the cauliflower to stick together?

What about mixing the cream cheese with the cauliflower, spread that out on the nori, add the fillings (crab, cuke, avocado, etc.) and then roll up and slice?

[Suzanne_H]

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What about mixing the cream cheese with the cauliflower, spread that out on the nori, add the fillings (crab, cuke, avocado, etc.) and then roll up and slice?

I'll be right over LOL

[guekjian]

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That sounds yummers!

[not2late]

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There's also a form of sushi in Japan called "scattered sushi"---no wrap, but the fish is "scattered" over a bowl of sushi rice. It translates well to the cauli rice.

[mizski]

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What about mixing the cream cheese with the cauliflower, spread that out on the nori, add the fillings (crab, cuke, avocado, etc.) and then roll up and slice?

I thought about this some more...how about spreading the cream cheese on the nori, then sprinkle the cauli-rice over it and sort of press it in, add the fillings and then roll up & slice? Sounds easier.

[lindsayanne0]

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Good news all!!! I made it last night and it was AWESOME!!! Even my husband who is picky about his sushi skipped his rice wrapped ones to have mine!! Woo hooo! They are SO delish!! I skipped using the smoked salmon though because it had been cured in sugar. I made 4 rolls sliced into six pieces each...they were BIG pieces. I ended up having two of the rolls worth and I was stuffed.

Anyway, I posted how I did it here: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ml#post1163397

OH - and to help the cauliflower be a bit more sticky, I sprinkled a little guar gum while it was cooking and mashed it down a bit with the spatula.

Going to have some for lunch too!

[pagliaccia]

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You are my hero.

[jcapulet]

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I'll have to try it! Thanks for sharing, I want to make some too. <--drool!

Next time you visit a Japanese restaurant, I'd recommend trying sashimi, which is just slices of the sushi-type fish. The place I went to still gave me a bowl of sushi rice on the side, but I ignored it. Sashimi is one of my favorite dishes, but it's so darn expensive . Mine was served over a bed of...something. I don't know if it was some kind of noodle or veggie lol. But all I cared about was the sashimi...yummy!

At home, I like having cream cheese/smoked salmon wraped in a nori roll. But after your description I'm gonna try it, just need to get the ingredients.

[lindsayanne0]

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It's so worth it! But I found myself wanting to have it over and over again!! :O)