California Roll Somen Wraps

This simple and refreshing recipe makes the perfect side dish or appetizer for family gatherings and informal parties.

Serves: 5-6 as a starter or 4 as a main salad
Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 head soft green lettuce – manoa, butter,
    romaine, etc.
  • 2 cups crab meat or imitation crab meat
  • 1 8 ounce package Somen
  • 1 Japanese cucumber
  • 1 ripe avocado, died into bite-sized cubes
  • ½ cup shredded nori
  • ½ cup green onions, diced fine
Sauce:
  • ½ cup shoyu
  • 2 tsp. sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. mirin
  • 1½ tbsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. sesame oil
  • ¼ tsp. wasabi - optional

Directions

 
Wash lettuce, cut into 3-inch pieces, dry and refrigerate. Shred crab, dice cucumber and avocado into bite-size cubes. Heat all the sauce ingredients together just until boiling, then set aside to cool. Cook somen according to package directions. Assemble by placing some somen on each lettuce leaf, followed by crab, avocado, cucumber, nori and green onions and a sprinkle of some sesame seeds.
Serve with dipping sauce on the side.
 
Recipe created by Chef Joanne