Recipes · Japanese · Main Courses
Salmon and Cucumber Maki
One serving has 426 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (106%), copper (63%), pyridoxine (63%), niacin (55%), selenium (54%) and pantothenic acid (45%). Ready in 60 minutes.

- Preparation: 40 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (357 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, gluten, soy
Ingredients
- 200 g Cooked short-grain rice
- 15 g Rice vinegar
- 5 g Sugar
- 1 g Salt
- 6 g Nori
- 80 g Sushi-grade salmon
- 40 g Cucumber
- 10 g Soy sauce
Method
- Season the warm rice with the rice vinegar, sugar and salt, folding gently, and let it cool to room temperature.
- Cut the salmon and cucumber into long strips.
- Lay a sheet of nori on a bamboo mat and spread a thin layer of rice over it, leaving a strip bare at the top.
- Lay salmon and cucumber along the bottom edge and roll up tightly.
- Slice with a wet knife and serve with soy sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 426 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 67.5 g | |
| Water | 252 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.62 g | 2% |
| Protein | 23.6 g | 49% |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g | |
| Threonine | 0.87 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.94 g | |
| Leucine | 1.7 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.58 g | |
| Cystine | 0.27 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.88 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.7 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.58 g | |
| Fat | 5.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.89 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.26 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.29 g | |
| Saturated | 0.99 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg | |
| Calcium | 44.8 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.57 mg | 63% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 80.9 mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.77 mg | 43% |
| Phosphorus | 258 mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 621 mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 29.9 µg | 54% |
| Sodium | 1,008 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.7 mg | 22% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.7 mg | 55% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.2 mg | 45% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.82 mg | 63% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 48.4 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.5 µg | 106% |
| Choline | 8.1 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 12.4 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.31 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 8.1 µg | 9% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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