Cucumber Sushi – the perfect apéro bite
A light bite for a balmy evening
A balmy summer evening, a relaxed get-together with friends, a glass of white wine or Prosecco — all that's missing is a light snack. How about a refreshing cucumber sushi bite?
We'll show you just how quick and easy this healthy treat is to make: strips of cucumber, filled with a savoury cream cheese mixture of dried figs, Mostbröckli and smoked almonds. Twenty minutes, no stove, no oven.
You and your guests will love these cucumber rolls. And if the apéro is going to be a bigger affair, your rolling your own cornets skills come in handy here too: for the filling, a piping bag with the tip cut off is all you need.
Ingredients
Step by step
Cucumber rolls
Cut the cucumber into wide strips
Cut the cucumber lengthwise into wide strips using a grater or a vegetable slicer. They should be thin enough to roll up, but not so thin that they tear.
Blend and season the filling
Put the dried figs, Mostbröckli, smoked almonds and dill together in the blender and chop them only briefly. The mixture should still have coarse pieces — so don't blend too long. Then mix it with cream cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Pipe, roll, garnish
Fill the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag and cut off the tip so that a slightly larger hole is created. Pipe about a tablespoon of the mixture onto the short side of the cucumber strip.
Roll up the cucumber strip firmly, pierce it with a toothpick and garnish it with a little dill.
Filled cucumber rolls
Ingredients
Preparation
- Slicing: Cut the cucumber into wide strips using a grater or vegetable slicer.
- Chopping: Briefly blend the figs, Mostbröckli, smoked almonds and dill — leave coarse pieces.
- Mixing: Stir together with the cream cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper into a mixture.
- Piping: Put the mixture into the piping bag, cut off the tip, and pipe 1 tbsp onto the short side.
- Rolling: Roll up tightly, secure with a toothpick and garnish with dill.
Nutritional values per 100 g
Storage & shelf life
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Recommended from our bakery — exactly the sizes the recipe was tested with.
Disposable Piping bag Transparent 20 pieces
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So they turn out perfectly every time
Cucumber strips cut too thin will tear when rolled up. A vegetable slicer with a fixed thickness is more reliable than a knife — and the first two strips of each cucumber are almost all skin, so you're better off nibbling on those.
The mixture thrives on coarse pieces: fig, Mostbröckli and almond should still be recognisable. A few pulses in the blender are enough — turn it into a paste and you lose the bite.
You can easily make the filling the day before and keep it in the fridge. Only roll them up just before your guests arrive, otherwise the cucumber draws water.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Simply leave out the Mostbröckli and use a bit more dried figs and smoked almonds instead, or a few dried tomatoes. The mixture stays savoury and still gets its bite.
The filling a day ahead, the finished rolls about two hours. Rolled up any longer, the cucumber draws water and the rolls turn soft.
It makes things neater and faster, because the mixture lands exactly where it should. In a pinch a teaspoon works too — you'll just spill more while rolling.
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