I joined The Daring Kitchen last month and this was my first month to participate. The challenge was Sushi and there were four parts- we had to properly make Sushi Rice (1), make a Dragon Roll (2), Decorative Sushi (3) and Nigiri (4).
I chose some unconventional ingredients as I was uncomfortable with buying sushi grade fish from any local places.
Dragon Roll
For the Dragon Roll I used thin slices of carrots, cucumbers, leeks and covered in avocado. This roll was a little difficult to make since the sushi rice was so sticky. It turned out pretty well, even though thre avocado didn't stick at all.
Decorative Sushi
Leek and Veggie Cream Cheese:
This roll was easier to make, although the instructions were a little confusing (I didn't understand the whole ridge part at first). For this roll, I used leeks and veggie cream cheese (I thought that would be interesting, plus I don't really like plain cream cheese).
Salami and Parmesan Cheese:
I know this sounds weird, and it kind of was, but I really like salami and parmesan cheese together and I couldn't think of anything else to put in a sushi roll (that didn't include raw fish or just veggies). It was okay, kind of weird with all that rice and some small chunks of salami and parmesan cheese. But it turned out decorative, like it was supposed to!
Nigiri Sushi
I only made one of the Nigiri rolls because I knew I wouldn't want to eat them when I could eat the other rolls. I just used avocado for the top since I didn't have anything else to put on top.
