Nori Wraps

Nori Wrap

 Want a really simple way to get raw stuff and sea vegetables in your day? Nori Wraps are a quick, delicious, high nutrient-low fat meal that can be made with whatever you have on hand. The one pictured here was my dinner from last night and had cucumber, tomato, apple slices, romaine, avocado, 1/4 cup brown rice, hemp seeds, a torn basil leaf and a piece of umeboshi plum . Lay the full piece of nori on a plate, place the rice in the center and add slices of each veg, basil, hemp seeds. Roll into a cone, dab a little water on the edges of the cone to "glue" it down. Voila! So much easier than making sushi!!! Seriously, sushi is fun to make but is so involved, it is something I only do once in a while. Nori wraps could be an every-week meal!

Here are some other ideas for what to stuff in your nori wrap: any combination of pea shoots, cilantro, fresh mint, apple or mango, brown rice or quinoa, cucumber, radish, tomato, avocado, hemp seeds, kimchi , leftover 100% buckwheat soba noodles, baby spinach, julienne carrot, baked tofu. I'm sure you'll come up with even more ideas (let me know!!). The main idea here is to keep it simple and use what you have on hand.

For those of you who are interested in the nutrition info as well as the tastiness of your food, each sheet of nori provides 1g fiber, 1g protein, 0g fat, 5 calories, and 70% of your daily iodine requirement. 

Nori and other sea vegetables keep for a long time in the cabinet so its easy to have some on hand.Make some today and don't forget to let me know what's your fav filling! Happy wrapping!