Sushi in the sun

Method

1. Rinse rice well and add to rice cooker along with 1 and 1/2 cups of water. Set to cook.
2. Chop carrot into thin slices. Chop cucumber longways into quarters and remove seeded sections, chop into thin slices.
3. Allow rice to cool and dissolve salt and sugar in rice wine vinegar and mix well into rice.
4. Lay nori sheet on Makisu (bamboo mat) and apply a thick layer of rice leaving a space at the back.
5. Smear wasabi paste in a horizontal line on the rice and add a layer of smoked salmon on the line.
6. Add carrot and cucumber slices on the line and roll to the space at the back. Wet the space and continue to roll securing the damp nori closed.
7. Cut with a sharp knife into desired size pieces and serve. Serving Suggestion: mix a small amount of wasabi paste into soy sauce and dip away!