Nori Rolls with Avocado-Wasabi Sauce

Nori Rolls with Avocado-Wasabi Sauce

Kids of all ages love to make Japanese rolls. Wait until they try their hands at these delicious bundles of salty nori, sweet mango, and matchstick vegetables. Remember, young ones might prefer less wasabi in the avocado sauce.
Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
Sauce:
2 teaspoons wasabi powder
2 avocados, pitted and flesh scooped out
Juice of 1 lemon
Garlic
Salt
Oil

Rolls:
8 nori sheets
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
1 cucumber, cut into matchsticks
1 mango, pitted, peeled, and cut into matchsticks
2 cups baby spinach

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the wasabi powder and 2 teaspoons of cold water. Stir into a paste.
To make the sauce: In a blender or food processor, combine the avocados, wasabi paste, lemon juice, garlic, and salt. Blend or process until almost smooth. With the machine running, add the oil in a slow, steady stream, blending until the dressing is thick. Pour the dressing into a bowl.
To make the rolls: Lay a nori sheet, rough side up, on a cutting board. Spread 2 tablespoons of the avocado sauce onto the bottom half of the sheet. At the bottom edge of the sheet, arrange one-eighth of the carrots, cucumber, mango, and spinach.
Fold the nori over the filling, and roll away from you as tightly as possible. Moisten the top edge of the sheet with a little water to seal the roll. Slice each roll into 8 pieces to serve. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Makes 8 servings