Apr 24 2008
Fun, easy-to-make sushi for kids
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Anne-Marie at 12:24 pm under Books, Recipes, Vegetables
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Sometimes I come across “high end” recipes for grown ups that would be a lot of fun for kids. This sushi dish featured in the Denver Post is one of them. Now before you go, “My kids HATE fish!” this is vegetable sushi. It’s colorful, easy to make, healthy,and you get to dip it. (What kid doesn’t love dipping things?) If you have the patience, get the kids to help you chop veggies, mix the sauce, and assemble the sushi. My husband and kids enjoy making sushi together. Me? I enjoy eating it!
Vegetable Bouquets with Spicy Dipping Sauce
By Diane Carman, makes 25-30
Many regular supermarkets have all the Asian ingredients you’ll need from daikon radish to sushi nori (dried seaweed). If not, maybe there is an Asian grocery store near you. We love visiting our local Asian market and as a mom you’ll love their prices on meat, fish, spices, and produce.
Ingredients:
1 carrot, scraped- 1/2 mango, not too ripe, peeled
- 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded
- 1 small daikon radish, scraped (if you can’t find daikon radish, substitute jicama, which is mild tasting and very crunchy )
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1 package of Sushi nori (seaweed)
Dipping Sauce:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar or worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese sesame oil
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Chinese chili oil, or to taste
Directions:
- Cut carrot, mango, cucumber, radish and bell pepper into thin julienne pieces about 2 inches long. Blanch carrot pieces in boiling water for about 30 seconds, drain and run under cold water to stop cooking.
- Bundle 2 pieces of each vegetable and one piece of mango and wrap in a 1-inch-wide by 4-inch-long piece of sushi nori, moistening the end with water to secure the bouquet.
- Sauce: Stir ingredients together in small bowl. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Arrange on a platter and serve as an appetizer with dipping sauce.
Children’s Books About Sushi
Believe it or not there are few books for kids on sushi. Check these out:
- First Book of Sushi
for ages four to eight
- Sushi for Kids: A Children’s Introduction to Japan’s Favorite Food
for ages seven to 10
- Squeamish About Sushi: And Other Food Adventures in Japan
for kids and adults
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The recipe sounds so easy and delicious. My kids will probably enjoy this. Thanks!
What a great idea! Even finicky kids will often eat things they get to assemble themselves and I’ll bet they would love rolling sushi!
When I saw this post at Entrecard, I thought it was going to be a dessert “sushi” lol. I made one of those a few years ago. I took the rice krispy treat recipe (just made them a little flatter) and rolled up those candy, gummy fishies in them. My kids took them to school as treats for the class. My husband also took them to his office holiday party (for a Japanese company). They were a hit, lol.
I wonder if I could get my kids to eat veggies this way?!?!