Foodie Tuesday: Make Sushi at Home

When it comes to clean eating, sushi is a really good choice. Many people don't realize just how easy it is to make sushi at home. With very little equipment you can roll your own California rolls or other healthy sushi combos. Here's what you'll need, and some simple instructions to get you eating clean Japanese style at home in no time:

Ingredients

• 1 cup medium grain brown rice
• 1/3 cup of rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Package of nori (sheets of seaweed)
• 1 avocado, sliced into thin strips
• 1 cucumber, sliced into thin strips
• Sesame seeds
• Crabmeat or whatever other healthy ingredient you want to include in your sushi roll

Directions

• First, prepare the rice. Cook the rice (this can take up to 40 minutes so give yourself plenty of time if you're planning to make sushi for dinner) and then put it in a large bowl and mix it with the rice vinegar and sugar.
• Lay a piece of nori smooth side down on your bamboo mat. Spread some rice across the nori, so that the seaweed is completely covered by a thin layer of rice. You can sprinkle this with sesame seeds if you so desire.
• Then lay a few slices of cucumber and avocado in a line across the rice. You can add the crab meat or what ever else you have decided to put inside your roll.
• Using the bamboo mat, start to roll the sushi. Start with the side closest to you and tightly roll the sushi away from  yourself. When you have made a roll, use a sharp knife to slice into 8 pieces.
• Serve with wasabi and soy sauce. A bowl of edamame goes great with sushi, and makes a super healthy side dish.