We're trying this thing at home where if we feel like junk food but can't decide what to eat, I make something super quick before we come to a decision. Tonight's paleo friendly concoction is a taco cross sushi - a tushi!
Salmon, bass, tuna or any other fresh fish you’d like to ceviche
Lime
Avocados
Coriander
Tomatoes
Salt
Tabasco, Cholula or cayenne to spice
Nori Seaweed
Gem or butter lettuce
To make the ceviche filling
Squeeze the juice of one lime into a bowl -
Add a pinch of salt
Cut fresh salmon fillets into teeny-weeny cubes and put into the lime juice, ensuring all pieces are coated and leave to ‘cook’ for at least 30 minutes. The longer you leave it the more infused the flavour
To make the salsa
Dice tomatoes and avocado. The more avocado you put in the creamier the salsa.
Add chopped coriander (I like to chop mine finely because I find this distributes the flavour evenly throughout the salsa, if you prefer the occasional coriander taste ba-bomb, roughly chop)
Add Tabasco, Cholula or a tiny bit of cayenne for spice
A small amount of liquid smoke or chipotle for smokiness
Add a pinch of salt and voilà!
Assembling your tushi
Cut the nori seaweed in half perpendicular to the lines, this makes it easier to roll
Use the lettuce leaves as a base. This stops the nori from going soggy and adds a crunchy texture. I like to use gem or romaine lettuce as I find they have a more distinctive flavour over iceberg.
Add a spoonful of ceviche and a spoonful of salsa then cover with another lettuce leaf - Roll that baby!
If you don’t fancy the fusion, you could make naked tacos and omit the seaweed. Simply use the lettuce leaves as the taco base.
Provecho tomodachi!