Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 5 mins
4-5 kids
Featuring sushi rolls with Qukes® baby cucumbers, cheesy popcorn, and a rainbow of fruits including Perfection Berries and Grapes on skewers.
It’s a playful feast that’s perfect for little hands, after a tiring day at school.
Recipe supplied by Perfection Fresh Australia
Ingredients
- 250g Qukes® baby cucumbers
- 250g Petite™ Tomatoes
- Sliced Cheese
- Perfection blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries
- Perfection Grapes
- Crisp Delight™ watermelon
- OPEN FACED ENGLISH MUFFIN STACK
- 2 multi-grain English muffins
- 1 tbsp cream cheese (or ricotta)
- 2 tbsp shaved chicken or turkey
- 4 Qukes® baby cucumbers (thinly sliced)
- CHEESY POPCORN
- 3 cups popcorn
- 1.4 cup grated cheese
- NORI ROLLS
- 2 ½ cups (500g) sushi rice (rinsed well)
- 2 ½ cups (625ml) water
- ¼ cup (60ml) sushi seasoning
- 250g Qukes® baby cucumbers
- 8 nori sheets
- Kewpie mayonnaise
- 2 avocados (sliced)
- DIPPING SAUCE
- ¼ cup (60ml) light soy sauce
- 2 tbs (40ml) mirin
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- 2 green shallots (thinly sliced)
- 2 tsp caster sugar
Method
For the Nori Rolls:
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Combine the rice and water in a large saucepan. Cover with lid and bring to boil over a high heat for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook for a further 10 minutes or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat, cover the rice, and stand for 15 minutes.
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Spread the rice onto a large tray and drizzle with seasoning, stirring to combine. Set aside, stirring to cool at room temperature. Meanwhile, cut 4 Qukes® into 6 equal lengths each, making 24 lengths.
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Place 1 piece of nori, rough side up, on a damp bamboo sushi mat, with one short side closest to you. Using wet fingers, press ¾ cup of rice over the nori, leaving ½ cm border at opposite short end.
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Drizzle short end closest to you with mayonnaise. Top with avocado and pieces of Qukes®. Use the bamboo mat to tightly roll up and enclose the filling. Remove the bamboo mat and cut into 4 equal lengths. Repeat with remaining nori, rice, mayonnaise, avocado and Qukes®.
For the Dipping Sauce
- To make dipping sauce, combine all the ingredients in a serving bowl and serve the nori rolls with the dipping sauce.
Cheesy popcorn
- Line a baking tray with baking paper. Scatter some precooked popcorn onto the tray and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in a 180°C fan forced oven for 5 minutes until the cheese has melted. Cool a few minutes and then pour into a small bowl to serve.
Open Faced English Muffin snack
- Split and toast a multi-grain English muffin then spread with cream cheese or ricotta. Top with shaved chicken or turkey and thinly sliced Qukes® baby cucumbers.
Assembly:
Create a tasty after school snack board for younger kids with our recommended snacks to provide a well-balanced diet for your kids.
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Cut Qukes® baby cucumbers in half and top with sliced cheese and Petite™ tomatoes.
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Fresh fruit skewers – thread Perfection blueberries, strawberries, Crisp Delight™ watermelon, pineapple, Sweet Globe® and Sweet Sapphire® grapes onto skewers.
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Snacking veggie bowl with sliced Qukes® baby cucumbers and Petite™ tomatoes.
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Place 4-6 pieces of nori rolls onto a board or plate with the dipping sauce and remaining snacks.
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Fruit and veg hydrating water; half fill cups with Qukes® baby cucumbers and sliced Perfection strawberries, top up with chilled water.