Davina’s superfood supper: quinoa salmon hand roll

Love sushi, but worried it looks too fiddly to master at home? This easy-to-follow, delicious salmon hand roll recipe from healthy cover star Davina McCall, will prove you wrong.

They’re made with quinoa instead of the traditional white rice, which will up your protein intake. Plus, the salmon filling is a great source of essential omega-3. Last but not least, the nori sheets (read: seaweed), available at most local supermarkets, also boost your levels of iodine, a mineral essential for a healthy thyroid.

Have fun making these at home – either alone, with friends, or get the kids involved. Remember, playing with your food is encouraged here. Here’s the surprisingly simple recipe:

Serves 4

100g skinned salmon fillet, well-chilled
Salt and black pepper
Juice of ½ lime
1 tsp light soy sauce
120g cooked quinoa, cooled (or use ready-cooked)
2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
2 pieces of sushi nori
6cm chunk of cucumber, cut into thin strips, lengthways
2 spring onions, finely sliced into long strips
Cress, chives or other herbs

To serve:
Pickled ginger
Wasabi paste
Chilli sauce, such as sriracha (optional)

1 Dice the salmon into ½cm cubes and season them with salt and pepper. Mix the lime juice and soy sauce together and pour it over the salmon. Turn the salmon gently until all the cubes are lightly coated with lime and soy, then set them aside for a few moments.
2 Put the quinoa in a bowl, season it with salt and pepper and stir in the orange juice.
3 Cut each square of nori in half, following the straight lines. Place a half sheet in your hand, with a short side running along the wrist end of your palm. Put a heaped tablespoon of quinoa over the third of the nori sheet closest to you and spread evenly. Sprinkle over the cucumber, spring onions and cress or herbs, placing them high enough so that they will poke out a little once rolled. Finally, add a quarter of the salmon fillet.
4 To roll, take the corner closest to you and fold it up to the top corner where the filling ends. Then simply wrap the rest of the nori sheet round until you have an ice cream cone shape. Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi or chilli sauce, if you like. Eat immediately.

Davina McCall will be appearing at the BBC Good Food show on May 20. Learn more here.

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Summary

Recipe Name

Davina's superfood supper: quinoa salmon hand roll

Author Name

Davina McCall

Published On

2016-04-07

Preparation Time

0H30M

Cook Time

0H0M

Total Time

0H30M