Vegetable and Crab Maki-Like Rolls

I’ve recently become a big fan of amuse-bouches. Honestly, I never considered them satisfying and it put me in a bad mood to know dinner was served in small quantities of everything. But because I’ve been paying attention to the quantities on my plate, I have found that small appetizers can help in measuring how many proteins, carbs and vegetables I have in one sitting. Surprisingly, I now sometimes make myself a plate of vegetable appetizers for dinner and I go to bed having eaten only that!

I have also found that the shape of the food we eat plays a big role when it comes to how much we enjoy it. For example, I’m a big fan of sushi and spaghetti. When we made zucchini noodles (recipe here), it felt like I was eating a giant bowl of spaghetti, which not only did I enjoy, but helped ban the guilt I feel when I eat carbs. The other night, I felt like sushi rolls but rice was out of the question at that hour. So we set out to make these amazingly fresh and delicious maki-like vegetable rolls.

Vegetable and Crab Maki Roll Recipe

What you’ll need (for 6 rolls):

2 cucumbers
50 g packages shredded crab
1/4 avocado, sliced
A bunch of fresh coriander leaves

How to make it:

Peel the cucumber and slice them thinly (not too thin though) in length.
Place the cucumber slice on a plate, then place a slice of avocado perpendicular to the slice, a sprinkle of crab and a coriander leave.
Roll the cucumber around the other ingredients and stick them with a toothpick.