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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.

Salmon and Cucumber Maki
Photo: chidorian from Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • 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

  1. Season the warm rice with the rice vinegar, sugar and salt, folding gently, and let it cool to room temperature.
  2. Cut the salmon and cucumber into long strips.
  3. 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.
  4. Lay salmon and cucumber along the bottom edge and roll up tightly.
  5. Slice with a wet knife and serve with soy sauce.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy426 kcal20%
Carbohydrates67.5 g
Water252 mL
Fiber0.62 g2%
Protein23.6 g49%
Tryptophan0.23 g
Threonine0.87 g
Isoleucine0.94 g
Leucine1.7 g
Lysine1.6 g
Methionine0.58 g
Cystine0.27 g
Phenylalanine0.88 g
Tyrosine0.7 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.58 g
Fat5.8 g
Monounsaturated1.8 g
Polyunsaturated2.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.89 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.26 g
Omega-60.29 g
Saturated0.99 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol44 mg
Calcium44.8 mg4%
Copper0.57 mg63%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium80.9 mg26%
Manganese0.77 mg43%
Phosphorus258 mg37%
Potassium621 mg13%
Selenium29.9 µg54%
Sodium1,008 mg
Zinc1.7 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.31 mg28%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.48 mg44%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7.7 mg55%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.2 mg45%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.82 mg63%
Folate (vitamin B9)48.4 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.5 µg106%
Choline8.1 mg2%
Vitamin A12.4 µg2%
Vitamin C1.4 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.31 mg2%
Vitamin K8.1 µg9%

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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