Shiitake Nori Rolls

Name: Shiitake Nori Rolls
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 12 dried shiitake mushrooms (1 to 2 ounces); 1 1/2 cups hot water; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons low-sodium tamari soy sauce; 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped cilantro; Coarse salt; 4 ounces soba noodles (preferably 100 percent buckwheat); 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon neutral-tasting oil, such as canola or safflower; 2 large shallots, thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger; 5 cups finely shredded savoy cabbage (from about 1/2 head); 4 scallions, trimmed (3 thinly sliced crosswise on the diagonal; 1 julienned for sauce); 6 nori sheets

January 26, 2012

In these vegetarian rolls, shredded cabbage adds cancer-fighting betacarotene; nori—sheets of dried seaweed—supplies calcium, magnesium, and iron; and shiitakes boost the immune system, thanks to the active compound lentinan. Look for soba noodles and nori in the Asian foods section of your grocery store.

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